Question

Rolf is beginning to learn to ski, but he is nervous about going down some of the steeper slopes. Which of the following potential explanatory factors would theorist Alfred Adler be most interested in exploring to understand Rolf’s concerns?
A. Rolf's need to overcome his feelings of isolation in the world
B. Rolf's feelings about his older sister, who qualified for the Olympics in sking
C. Rolf's need to achieve self-actualization
D. Rolf's neurotic personality
E. Rolf's desire to prove to himself that he is capable of skiing down the steeper slopes, and his certainty that he has observed sufficient skilled skiers to emulate them

Answer 1

Rolf's desire to prove to himself that he is capable of skiing down the steeper slopes, and his certainty that he has observed sufficient skilled skiers to emulate them- this factors would be most interested in exploring to understand Rolf’s concerns by theorist Alfred Adler.

Option: E

Explanation:

Potential explanatory factors control the psychological dilemma of mind. According to psycho therapist one can handle his own self actualization by potential explanatory capacity. Here Rolf is beginning to learn ski. He is in his initial stage of learning.

Potential explanatory factors in Rolf's mind plays in such away that Rolf's desire to prove to himself that he is capable of skiing down the steeper slopes, and his certainty that he has observed sufficient skilled skiers to emulate them was proved by himself.