Social Interest: Adler's Key to the Meaning of Life

According to Alfred Adler, an individual's level of "social interest", or "
social feeling", is key to his or her success in solving the problems of life.
;Formulated in childhood, social interest refers to how individuals view
themselves in relation to the external world.;In an ideal form, it should
involve a strong sense of community feeling, cooperation and fellowship - if
this is absent, individuals will have problems relating to others and dealing
with the world.;"Social interest" is a thorough exploration of this key
features of Adler's psychology. In it, he explores many of the other key
psychological principles with which he is associated, such as inferiority
complex and superiority complex, childhood memories, spoilt children, the
nature of neurosis and the significant of dreams.