This belief highlights another difference between the DSM-5 and individual psychology. Individual psychology places emphasis on the individual's strengths. Once again, it brings attention to the purpose that the symptoms of the disorder and the resulting behaviors play in the client's life. Individual psychology highlights the “meaning, purpose, and use of dysfunctional thinking, behavior, and symptoms” (Sperry & Carlson, 1996, p. 8). In contrast, the DSM-5 is based on a “pathological model and psychology of possession” (Sperry & Carlson 1996, p...