Trying to achieve perfection is what Adler meant by

A) striving for superiority.
B) compensation.
C) the masculine protest.
D) self-will.

Striving For Superiority

A concept in Adlerian psychology referring to the motivation to overcome inferiority and achieve increasingly higher levels of development.

Masculine Protest

Adlerian term for the effort to overcome perceived feelings of inferiority by emphasizing strength or superiority.

Self-Will

relates to an individual's capacity or determination to follow their own desires and ambitions regardless of external pressures or influences.