Superiority complex, a term coined by the Austrian psychiatrist Alfred Adler, refers to an attitude of excessive self-importance and dominance over others. This psychological phenomenon where ...

When teaching my students about psychological defenses, many of them have a good understanding of the superiority complex. They easily describe the school bully, who enacts a type of superiority in ...

Movie-goers and Broadway fans who have seen TheWizard of Oz and Wicked know the full story: The Wizard isn't a great, all-powerful being like he claims. To be fair, who is? The not-so-wonderful wizard ...