Individual psychology of Alfred Adler is one of the famous schools of psychology. It began in the 30s of the last century. Despite the fact that Adler initially supported Freud and was the president of the psychoanalytic society, over time his concept diverged greatly from the classical approach to the unconscious and the human psyche. In my opinion, the most basic merit of his ideas is hidden in the very name of this direction: “individual”. Individual life path, individual life goal, individual methods of compensation, individual life experience. In his book “Understanding Human Nature,” Adler already in the introduction writes that it is necessary to approach questions of human nature, questions of the essence of his personality, with extreme caution, beware of sloppy generalizations. According to Adler's concept, the foundations of our psyche are laid in early childhood and are later expressed in individual purpose and meaning. That is, indeed, the path of each person is a very, very individual unique path. I believe that modern personality psychology for the most part accepts this thesis. It may already seem strange when certain authors talk about personality in an overly generalized way, when they categorically begin to typologize certain personal manifestations. The concept of a life goal that a person achieves during his life, it seems to me, is quite close to the views of the modern world. Global personal goals are spoken about both by those who directly deal with a person’s personality and by those who help the individual in practice. “What is your purpose in life?” - the coach asks you when you come to him for individual training on personal growth and efficiency. And of course, an inferiority complex. I think that every psychologist should know that this concept was very well revealed and explained by Alfred Adler. It is Adler’s inferiority complex that explains much of human behavior. It is debatable, of course, for us now to attribute everything to an inferiority complex. We understand that some people have it, others may not, and this does not deprive the person of certain difficulties. However, the fact that in childhood, at a certain period under certain conditions, it can be formed - no one will deny this point. The concept of “inferiority complex” is also important for modern psychology because, thanks to Adler’s detailed description of this phenomenon among psychologists, practitioners have an understanding of how to work with it productively, and theoretic psychologists have an idea of ​​where and how it can be studied in order to more fully and deeply study various characteristics and patterns of personality. I think we can sum up the above thoughts. Adler's individual psychology, although it takes its origins from the classical psychoanalysis of Freud and his comrades (which is very much criticized in the present day and is often not taken seriously), has important ideas that are treated with attention and respect in modern psychology. I take the liberty of saying that Adler is one of the psychologists of that time who contributed a significant part to the general foundation of both theoretical psychology and personality psychology specifically.