Abstract
This essay aims to provide a psychological personality analysis of Soname Yangchen, the author of the autobiography, Child of Tibet, through the theories of Alfred Adler in his Individual Psychology approach. Adler’s idiographic approach to psychology evolved from Freud’s own Psychoanalytical theory and places great emphasis upon the analysis of the individual’s personal experiences in interpreting their personality. Yangchen’s autobiography recounts her life experiences as a child slave in Lhasa from which she escapes both her position as a slave and her country to become a refugee in Dharamshala, India. From here, Yangchen manages to make her way to England where she marries an Englishman and is discovered as a singer. This essay will divulge into certain aspects of Adler’s theory including the aggressive drive or masculine protest, fictional finalism and goal setting, the individual’s need for affection, and the phenomenon of social interest in order to......

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Title: Personlity Profile According To Alfred Adler
Approximate Word Count: 2553
Approximate Pages: 11 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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