Inferiority_complex Inferiority_complex

Inferiority complex - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Aberration, Abnormality, Anomaly, Defalcation, Default, Deficiency, Deficit, Derangement, Deviation, Difference, Disability

In the fields of psychology and psychoanalysis, an inferiority complex is a feeling that one is inferior to others in some way. It is often unconscious, and is thought to drive afflicted individuals to overcompensate, resulting either in spectacular achievement or extreme antisocial behaviour. Early work was pioneered by Alfred Adler, who used the example of Napoleon complexes to illustrate his theory.

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