The Pathology of the Functioning of the Phrases Related to the Activity and Working in Folk Literature, with a Focus on Proverbs and Mottos (Amsalo Hekam) and based on the thoughts of Alfred Adler

The quality and extent of activity and working play a significant role in the social development of a society and the people's desire for activity depends on the psychological characteristics that are determined by the lifestyle of the community and family's cultural background. The evaluation of this component in Persian Proverbs and Mottos can be a good basis for understanding the functioning of the phrases related to the activity and work in folk literature. Proverbs and mottos as one of the most influential parts of folk literature, on the one hand, are the manifestation of mental states and dialectal desires of a native speakers in a language and also they have profound effects on the lifestyles of individuals in a community and affect the quality of the component of "activity" during the formation of a lifestyle. Considering the Adler's psychological thoughts and the pathology of proverbs in Dehkhoda’s Proverbs and Mottos (Amsalo Hekam), with analytical content analysis method, we can grasp the profound understanding of the harm and the benefits of this part of Iran's folk culture and literature for the component of social activity.