Adlerian work / ADL-A13-2
Purpose without Blame — Practice worksheet
Explore what a coping behavior helps avoid or obtain and list contextual pressures before considering alternatives.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Morgan withdraws from a group when conversation becomes competitive.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. A behavior can have a short-term function without being deliberate or freely chosen.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Explore what a coping behavior helps avoid or obtain and list contextual pressures before considering alternatives.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What need does the withdrawal serve, and what else might support it? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What need does the withdrawal serve, and what else might support it?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Alfred Adler: Theory and Application — Adler Graduate School
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