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striving for superiority  

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  • Striving for superiority [Streben nach Überlegenheit] was a concept introduced by Alfred Adler (1870–1937), an early psychoanalyst who broke with Freud in 1911 over the relative importance of sexual and aggression motives. Over time Adler's views gradually evolved and broadened. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Striving For Superiority]

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