The Journal of Individual Psychology

Volume 80, Issue 2, Summer 2024

Articles

EDITORS’ NOTES: Individual Psychology: Artificial Intelligence, EMDR, Putin’s Lifestyle, and More
by Jon Sperry and Len Sperry

The Adlerian Model: Core Theoretical Components
by Paul R. Rasmussen

Can EMDR Complement Adlerian Play Therapy?
by Courtney Evans and Kim Feeney

Early Recollections and the Use of Artificial Intelligence
by Massimo Borg and Marina Bluvshtein

The Lifestyle of Vladimir Putin
by Les White

Professional Publications: Changes and Implications for NASAP
by Len Sperry

Volume 80, Issue 1, Spring 2024

Articles

Everything Can Also Be Different: From Clinical Observation to Lifelong Motif
by John F. Newbauer

The Role of Mindfulness in the Relationship Between Social Interest and Psychological Health
by Melisa Sevi Koc and Bilge Uzun

Encouragement as a Form of Social Support Promoting Boundary Crossing and the Development of a Courage Scale
by Satoshi Kato

Exploring Classical Adlerian Practitioners’ Professional Identity Development: A Phenomenological Study
by Xiaoxuan Qu and Derek X. Seward

Past, Present, and Future Movement in Early Recollection Work
by Mia Levitt-Frank

Volume 79, Issue 4, Winter 2023

Special Issue: Tyranny and War

Articles

Editors’ Notes: Considering Individual Psychology in Opposition to Forces of War and Tyranny
by Marina Bluvshtein and Barton David Buechner

Alfred Adler as a Doctor (Against the Background of Personal Memories): A Psychobiographical Fragment of Alfred Adler During World War I
by Maksymilian Blassberg, translated by Nestor Kapusta

Alfred Adler and the War: A Psychobiographical Essay
by Nestor Kapusta

From Tyrannical Personality to Mass Tyranny: An Adlerian Perspective
by Marina Bluvshtein

Of Social Construction, Gemeinschaftsgefühl, and Courage: One Day in the Lives of Ukrainian Psychologists During the War
by Candace R. Sneed, Marta Kovalova, Kateryna Tomova, Zoryana Koshulynska, and Ivan Shuflat

Woman, Life, Freedom: The Adlerian Conceptualization of the Woman-Led Revolution Against Tyranny in Iran
by Sara Saeedi, Mitra Heidarpanah, and Faranak Ghorbani

The Psychological Effects of War on Individuals: Two Case Studies
by Gal Shifron

An Adlerian Approach to Preventing Vicarious Trauma from Prolonged Exposure to Social Media
by Lilya Shienko

REBT: Reducing Tyranny and War Through Community Feeling and Social Interest
by Danial Asadolahi

Empathy Versus Tyranny: Witnessing Moral Conflict Through Adlerian Lenses
by Barton David Buechner

Volume 79, Issue 3, Fall 2023

Articles

Editors’ Notes: The Future of Adlerian Therapy
by Jon Sperry and Len Sperry

Individual Psychology as Second-Person Psychology: Heinz L. and Rowena R. Ansbacher Memorial Lecture
by Marina Bluvshtein

Lifestyle, Coping Resources, and Trauma Symptoms: Predicting Post-traumatic Growth
by Michael S. Leeman, Joshua Castleberry, and Catherine Y. Chang

Prevalence of Resilience, Risk, and Protective Factors in Children and Youth in Foster Care: A Systematic and Meta-Analytic Review
by Reyna N. Fisher, Amir A. Sepehry, and Asa-Sophia T. Maglio

Subjectivity and Individual Psychology
by Mia Levitt-Frank and Avihu Shoshana

Volume 79, Issue 2, Summer 2023

Special Issue | Positive Discipline

Articles

Positive Discipline Travels the World
by Jane Nelsen

Evaluating the Efficacy of Positive Discipline Parent Education
by Eva Dreikurs Ferguson and Kelly Gfroerer

Reconnecting: Positive Discipline Skills to Support Social and Emotional Development in Young Children Affected by COVID-19
by Cheryl Erwin and Michele R. Frey

Positive Discipline Class Meetings: Student, Parent, and Teacher Perspectives in an International Baccalaureate School in Egypt
by Rasha S. Sharaf, Enas A. Elkadi, and Eman E. Mahmoud

Positive Discipline Cross-Cultural Examples for Transforming and Empowering Collaborative Teams in the Workplace
by Dina Emser

Outcomes of Positive Discipline Parent Training: Authoritative Parenting Style and Parent Sense of Competence
by Monica Holliday

Volume 79, Issue 1, Spring 2023

Articles

Individual Psychology: Remembering Roy Kern and His Legacy
by Jon Sperry and Len Sperry

Psychometric Properties of the BASIS-A Hindi Version with an Indian Population
by Caroline Fernandes and Michele Frey

The Hidden Treasure: Rumi’s Approach to Overcoming the Collective Fear of Death
by Hamid Alizadeh, Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp, Bagher Ghobari-Bonab

Inequality: Relevance of Alfred Adler’s Work and Its Applicability to Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Mental Health Clinicians
by Brian White

Rediscovering and Preserving Individual Psychology: A Mission to be Continued
by Xiaoxuan Qu and Yanhong Liu

Volume 78, Issue 4, Winter 2022

Articles

Individual Psychology in 2023
by Jon Sperry and Len Sperry

Freud’s Disavowal of Adler and Adler’s Subsequent Influence on Psychoanalytic Thought
by Richard E. Watts, Noah Thorne, and Marina Bluvshtein

Fathers and CHARGE Syndrome: Impact on the Life Tasks
by Shantell A. Johnson, Natalie C. Noble, Lily Slavin, and Timothy S. Hartshorne

Adlerian Case Conceptualization and Therapy: The Pattern-Focused Approach
by Len Sperry

Contemptuous Political Partisanship: An Adlerian Conceptualization and Call to Action
by Calvin D. Armerding

Rudolf Dreikurs Speaking Truth Across the Ages
by Philip Davis

Volume 78, Issue 3, Fall 2022

Articles

Rudolf Dreikurs: Quasquicentennial
by Marina Bluvshtein

Adler-Dreikurs Ideas and Methods as Applied to the Individual, School, and Society: A Conversation
by Eva Dreikurs Ferguson and Anabella Shaked

“Dear Friends”: A Thematic Overview of Rudolf Dreikur’s Circular Letters Written in 1654–1971
by Marina Bluvshtein and C.J. Hilliard

Rudolf Dreikurs as I Remember Him
by Len Sperry

Reminiscence of My Mentor: Rudolf Dreikurs
by Francis X. Walton

My Early Memories of Rudolf Dreikurs
by Ellen Mendel

The Visionary Leadership of Rudolf Dreikurs: ICASSI as Individual Psychology in Action
by Marion Balla

Mastering Social Equality in Groups: Dreikurs and His Legacy in Politics and Social Participation
by Sabine Landscheidt

Individual Psychology Multiple Psychotherapy
by Rocky Garrison

Dreikurs’s Individual Therapy Phases Applied to Couples Therapy
by Karen Berman Alon, Hadar Fradkin, Anat Karmi, and Galit Nahum Leumi

Music as Social Harmonizer—A Tribute to Rudolf Dreikurs
by Christopher Eriksson

The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky Explored Through the Lens of Children: The Challenge
by Kyle Chupron

The Legacy of Dreikurs: A Discussion of Juvenile Transfer to Adult Court
by Madeline S. Reed and Kaleigh K. Urban

Dreikurs’s Wisdom on Democracy, Equality, and Delinquency: There and Back Again
by Corey Frantz

Understanding Adolescents and Conflict
by Megan A. Griesel and Heather R. Hovinen

Volume 78, Issue 2, Summer 2022

Articles

Individual Psychology in 2022
by Jon Sperry and Lynn Sperry

Anxiety Disorders: A Biopsychosocial Model and an Adlerian Approach for Conceptualization and Treatment
by Rebecca R. Jokinen and Timothy S. Hartshorne

Promoting Adlerian Psychology in the American Classroom: The First Attempt and Its Contemporary Implications
by Edward Hoffman and Marina Bluvshtein

Adlerian Play Therapy and Telemental Health Counseling During COVID-19: Practical Considerations and Examples
by Courtney T. Evans

Harnessing Adler’s Healing Process
by Erik Mansager and Rocky Garrison

Development of the Social Interest Scale for Turkish Adolescents
by Ümre Kaynak and Serife Isik

The Relationship between Psychological Birth-Order Position and Personality Type
by Ben F. Cotterill

A Contribution to the Theory and Measurement of Adlerian Personality Priorities
by Ursula Oberst and Irene Checa

Community and Belonging in the Workplace: Examining Nonmonetary Motivators in Talent Management
by Celine Cluff

Volume 78, Issue 1, Spring 2022

Special Issue: Varieties of Adlerian Experience

edited by Erik Mansager and Dyanne Pienkowski

Articles

A Very Brief Adlerian Abecedarian
by Jane Griffith

Third-Generation Adlerian
by Alyson Schafer

Influences on My Personal Adlerian Identity
by Bruce Tate

The Depth and Complexity of a Jazz Psychotherapeutic Process
by Cosmin-Razvan Gogalniceanu

The Influence of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs on My Work as a Teacher, School Principal, System Administrator, and Educator
by Debra Punton

A Late-Stage Launch Into Classical Adlerian Depth Psychotherapy
by Diana Sanborn

Becoming a Classical Adlerian Depth Psychotherapist
by Dyanne Pienkowski

The Invisible, Revolutionary, Prophetic Alfred Adler: A Personal Journey
by Eugene Mario DeRobertis

Just Getting Started
by Evan Ripley-McNeil

Respecting the Ideas and Ideals Proposed by Alfred Adler: A Personal and Professional Journey
by James C. Overholser

My Adlerian Awakening: Writers Write What They Know
by Les E. White

Clarification of Mathematical Sensibilities to Adlerian Psychology
by Manabu Matsuoka

Warfighter Advance: The ADVANCE 7-Day
by Mary Neal Vieten

My Adlerian Experiences: My Mentor and ICASSI
by Mitsuko Mizuno

Disseminating the Significance of Alfred Adler in Graduate-Lead Criminological Theory Course as a Self-Identified Adlerian
by Phillip C, Shon

Adlerian Lineage and Legacy: Mother, Montessori, and the Future
by Regine Ebner and Hannah Ebner

From Family Practice to Insomnia: One Individual Psychologist’s Journey
by Rocky Garrison

Adler’s Common Sense: The Wisdom of the Alley
by Roman Borboa and Béatrice Borboa

Finding Adler
by Seby K. Sebastian

Adlerian Identity Development from a Classical Adlerian Perspective
by Xiaoxuan Qu

Volume 77, Issue 4, Winter 2021

Integrating Mindfulness Into Adlerian Theory and Practice

Edited by Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp

Articles

A Buddhist Context for Mindfulness
by Rocky Garrison

How Alfred Adler Used His Early Recollections to Be More Mindful
by Les E. White

Mindfulness, Therapeutic Metaphors, and Brain Functioning in Adlerian Therapy: Gemeinschaftsgefuhl at Work
by Marina Bluvshtein, Sara Saeedi, Noah DeBruyn, and Karen Leta Gillespie

Integrating Mindfulness Into Adlerian Therapy as a Medical Alternative Treatment for Depression
by Lilya Shienko

Incorporating Mindfulness in Adlerian Play Therapy
by Rebecca Dickinson and Ellen Daly

Social Interest and the Purposive Nature of Tattoos
by Danny L. McCarty and Erin Kern Popejoy

Adaptive Reorientation Training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Unifying a Neo-Adlerian Approach With New Wave Behavioral Therapy
by Paul R. Rasmussen and Stephen G. Taylor

Volume 77, Issue 3, Fall 2021

Articles

Editors’ Notes: Individual Psychology in 2021by Jon Sperry and Len Sperry

Kenneth B. Clark and His “Implications of Adlerian Theory for an Understanding of Civil Rights Problems and Actions”: 54 Years Later
by Marina Bluvshtein, Marquez Wilson, Theo Moore, Johannil Napoleón, and Kia A. Watkins

Implications of Adlerian Theory for an Understanding of Civil Rights Problems and Action
by Kenneth B. Clark

Adlerian Depth Psychotherapy: Intersubjective and Relational Elements
by Gisela Eife, Erik Mansager, and Karl Heinz Witte

Use of Early Recollections to Treat Body-Image Dissatisfaction in Gay and Bisexual Men
by Michael P. Chaney

Social Interest and Collectivism: A Study of the New Generation of Mainland China
by Danqing Huo and Leigh Johnson-Migalski

Examining the Influence of Meaning in Life and Social Connectedness on Adolescents’ Career Self-Efficacy
by Mantak Yuen, Josephine Yau, Jesus Alfonso D. Datu, Shui-wai Wong, Ryder T. H. Chan, Patrick S.Y. Lau, and Norman C. Gysbers

Trauma-Informed Adlerian Play Therapy: A Case Study
by Courtney Evans

Navigating Adventure Therapy: Using Adlerian Theory as a Guide
by David D. Christian, Danny L. McCarty, and Cian L. Brown

Volume 77, Issue 2, Summer 2021

Special Issue: The Crucial Cs and Adlerian Psychology

Amy Lew, Guest Editor

Articles

The Story of the Crucial Cs: Tradition, Origin, and Applications
by Amy Lew

Understanding Basic Psychological Needs Across the Life Span: The Role of the Crucial Cs
by Karen John, Zoë Austin, Joanne Benford, Katherine Clark, Emma Hewitt, Christine Parker, and Colette Tait

The Crucial Cs in Practice
by Robert Saxner

Using the Crucial Cs in Adlerian Play Therapy
by Rebecca Dickinson and Terry Kottman

The Applicability of the Crucial Cs Across Relational Models in Developmental Trauma
by Joyce A. DeVoss and Margaret C. Wadsley

The Four Crucial Cs: A Solid Foundation for Building a Family Education Center
by Marjie Longshore

Alongsideness and the Crucial Cs in Public Health: Using Enquiring Practice to Foster Understanding and Change With Parents and in Communities
by Robyn Pound

The Crucial Cs and Coparenting After a Divorce: Transitioning from the Love Task to the Social Task
by Inna Pavlova Rosenfeld

Crucial Cs in Elementary Schools
by Kristin K. Meany-Walen and Cory Arensdorf

Group Drumming and the Crucial Cs: Immediate Effects of an Adlerian-Based Group Drumming Intervention on Mood and Social Interest Among College Students
by Jon Sperry, Gerardo Casteleiro, Abbigail Rinard, and Patrick Cooper

Cice Crucial Cs Assessment (CCCA): Practical Implications for an Assessment of the Crucial Cs
by Joseph A. Cice

Applying the Crucial Cs to the Life Tasks: A Personal Story
by Kay L. Kummerow

Volume 77, Issue 1, Spring 2021

Articles

Editor’s Notes:Recent Advances That Extend Research and Practice in Individual Psychologyby Jon Sperry and Len Sperry

A Delphi Study: How, Can, and Should Individual Psychology Demonstrate Efficacy and Effectiveness Given Evidence-Based Practice Evaluation Standards?
by Sterling P. Travis

A Social Interest-Activity Typology of Bystander Behavior in School Bullying
by Youngwoon Seon, Jacqueline M. Swank, and Sondra Smith Adcock

Development of the Social Interest Scale for Iranian Adolescents
by Hamid Alizadeh, R. James Little, Mohammad Asgari, Ghorban Hemati Alamdarloo, Asgar Choobdary, and Fariba Soheili

Mea Culpa and What Is Humanity to Do? Adler’s Understanding of and Approaches to Pandemics
by Marina Bluvshtein

Adaptive Reorientation Therapy: An Adlerian-Based Model of Psychological Treatment
by Paul R. Rasmussen

Wellness Tribe: Gamification of the IS-WEL Adlerian-Based Model of Wellness
by Robert R. Freund, Carman S. Gill, and Debra L. Ainbinder

The Journal of Individual Psychology
ISSN 1522-2527, E-ISSN 2332-0583
Published quarterly (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)
Editors: Jon Sperry and Len Sperry, Lynn University
Contributing Editors/Editorial Board: Available on the Editorial Board tab on this webpage
Journal ownership: North American Society for Adlerian Psychology
Online access: Project Muse
Archive: North American Society for Adlerian Psychology

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Only original papers are considered for publication. By submitting a manuscript, the author(s) stipulate compliance with the ethical codes of either the American Counseling Association or the American Psychological Association relevant to their research and manuscript, including not submitting to more than one publisher simultaneously.

Generally, article manuscripts are 18–22 pages in length. If an article manuscript is more than 30 pages, please contact the editorial office before submitting it. All manuscripts should be double-spaced.

Manuscripts must include an abstract of no more than 120 words. Text and references of all manuscripts should be formatted according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed., 2020).

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Articles submitted to The Journal of Individual Psychology are initially reviewed by the editors, who determine whether the manuscript will be sent to outside reviewers. If chosen for review, the manuscript is then evaluated in a double-blind process by at least two and usually three outside reviewers, including members of the journal’s Editorial Board, and/or other experts in relevant fields as selected by the editors. This peer-review process is designed to ensure that The Journal of Individual Psychology publishes only original, accurate, and timely articles that contribute new knowledge, insights or valuable perspectives to our discipline.

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Questions addressed by reviewers include:

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Reviewers make one of three recommendations: acceptance, acceptance with revision, rejection. Reviewers are asked to include comments explaining the recommendation to provide authors with suitable feedback to improve the article. Our aim is to create a constructive process that benefits the journal and the authors while respecting the time and efforts of all volunteer reviewers.

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We understand that the timeliness of decisions and publication is a major concern of authors. The typical manuscript is reviewed by one of the editors and sent out to reviewers within a couple of weeks after submission. Reviewers typically have six weeks to prepare their review (a second round of reviews may be solicited if the initial reviewers disagree). Then a couple of weeks are typically required to reconcile reviewer comments (and identify any significant copyediting issues for papers that were accepted or accepted with slight revisions). Thus, it is quite possible that an author could hear back in less than two months from the time of submission. However, the realities of the peer-review process sometimes extend our timeline. You will receive a response as expeditiously as possible. If you are seeking publication for a tenure packet, please allow for ample review time and let us know this is a consideration. Authors receive the reviewers’ comments and are often asked to revise the manuscript in line with the reviewers’ and/or editor’s suggestions. If the revised article is accepted for publication, the editor then determines the journal issue in which it will appear. Authors can help speed the process by ensuring they follow the submission requirements and, if accepted, addressing the reviewers comments and any copy-editing requirements in a timely fashion.

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Jon Sperry and Len Sperry, Editors
The Journal of Individual Psychology
Lynn University

3601 North Military Trail, AS 104
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-237-7486
Email: JIP@lynn.edu

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The North American Society of Adlerian Psychology’s mission is to foster and promote the research, knowledge, training, teaching, and application of Adlerian Psychology, maintaining its principles and encouraging its growth. Founded in 1952, NASAP thrives today as a society for a broad spectrum of individuals in the fields of education, psychology, psychiatry, counseling, coaching, social work, pastoral care, business, and family education.

For additional information about NASAP:  https://www.alfredadler.org/

Editors

Jon Sperry and Len Sperry, Editors
The Journal of Individual Psychology

3601 North Military Trail, AS 104
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-237-7486
Email: JIP@lynn.edu

Managing Editor

Kathryn E. Cook, Lynn University

Associate Editors

James R. Bitter, East Tennessee State University

Marina Bluvshtein, Adler University

Courtney Evans, Liberty University

Matthew E. Lemberger, University of New Mexico

Bengü Ergüner-Tekinalp, Drake University

Contributing Editors | Editorial Board

Debra L. Ainbinder, Lynn University

Dinko Aleksandrov, Adler University

David W. Aycock, A New Start Counseling Center, Atlanta, GA

Andrew Baker, Florida Atlantic University

Gary Bauman, Georgia State University

Susan Belangee, Dynamic Growth CCS

Gerardo Casteleiro, Florida Atlantic University

Daniela Cechova, Comenius University

Arthur J. Clark, St. Lawrence University

Marlena Coco, IDEA Public Schools

Patrick Cooper, Lynn University

Lynda D. Dinter, Magellan Health Services

Jill Duba Sauerheber, Western Kentucky University

Timothy Evans, Carter & Evans, Marriage & Family Therapy

Kevin Fall, Texas State University

Robert Freund, Lynn University

Michele Frey, Atlanta, GA

Ramona Grad, Tyler University

Timothy S. Hartshorne, Central Michigan University

Karen John, Bath, United Kingdom

Patricia B. Kyle, Southern Oregon University

S. Kathleen La Voy, Seattle University

Erik Mansager, Webster University

Kenneth G. McCurdy, Gannon University

James Overholser, Case Western Reserve University

Mindy Parsons, Florida Atlantic University

Rachel E. Pauletti, Lynn University

Paul R. Peluso, Florida Atlantic University

Christopher Shelley, University of British Columbia

Kevin B. Stoltz, University of Mississippi

Thomas Sweeney, Chi Sigma Iota

Korey Watkins, Austin State Hospital

Daniel G. Williamson, Capella University

Jennifer Nivin Williamson, Capella University

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