John is very defensive about his weaknesses and tends to overcompensate for them by bragging about his other accomplishments and blaming others for his failures. according to adler, what is john likely experiencing?

Adler would categorize John, who is very defensive about his weaknesses and tends to overcompensate for them by bragging about his other accomplishments and blaming others for his failures as an inferiority complex.

Alfred Adler identified the lack of self-worth, a doubt and uncertainty about oneself (the inferiority complex) as one of the contributing factors to problem child behaviors.