Question

Tom commonly asserts his dominance to his peers by picking fights or showing off how much weight he can lift at the gym. What kind of overcompensating behavior is Tom displaying, according to Adler?

Answer 1

Study of Organ Inferiority and Its Physical Compensation

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Alfred Adler, the propagator of this theory, compensation, and by extension, overcompensation find its roots in childhood. Psychologically, a person cannot deal with the feelings of being inferior or inadequate, and therefore he needs to feel good about himself to redeem himself in his own eyes and that of the world.