Norma Jeane Mortenson had as faced as much struggle as she did success. One may more easily recognize her by her later stage name – Marilyn Monroe. Her heart was silently yelling for help through her many roles on screen searching for approval and a stable happiness. Moving from guardian to guardian, as a child Marilyn felt held as though her wild imagination was being held captive. This feeling of restrain continued when her physical attractiveness became the focus of her roles while her dream was to become a serious actress. Despite all the people in her life, Marilyn had few she could count on. She tried to love others so she could love herself but it only worsened her loneliness. Through the inferiority complex, the psyches and the hierarchical needs model the theories of Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud and Abraham Maslow uniquely and respectably explain the seemingly self-contradicting behaviour and personality of Norma Jean Baker and Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe was born in 1926 as Norma Jean Mortenson to Gladys Baker and a father she’d never know of let alone meet (Banner, 2012). She was born into a situation lacking the unity of family and as she would later admit would always have trouble having somewhere to fit in (Monroe, 2010). The instability continued days after her birth. Gladys was unable to care for Norma due to her schizophrenia and paranoia, and let her friend Grace McGee take over. Grace did as much as she could, but she herself was not able to care for Norma and would her move to various foster homes, as well as under the care of her friends. Thus here Norma’s roller coaster ride began. After 3 months in a foster care, Norma moved to the home of the Bolenders and remained there for the first 8 years of her life. There is much speculation of abuse, but whether or not it’s an invented story of the media is unknown. What is known was that Norma was excluded from their family as she was not allowed to call Mr. And Mrs. Bolander dad and mom respectively (The Legend of Marilyn Monroe, 1964). Not really belonging to the family, Norma’s inferiority complex develops from being given the impression that she was not adequate to fit into the family (Flett, 2007). As Freud mentions, even as a child Norma was aware that she was not really loved (Freud, 1973). It then comes with no shock that she had much difficulty accepting herself, which Freud explains keeps one from reaching their full potential (Drassinower, 2003). Consequently, the main focus of her life directs itself to conquer these feelings and achieve superiority and perfection (Adler, 1973). Without a warm and secure family in childhood, Norma would always struggle to fully develop herself, as theorist Karen Horney explains (Horney, 1950). Norma never got the right "training ground" to exercise cooperation, proper commitment with others (Adler, 1973). Thus, as a neglected child, Norma struggled to find a meaningful purpose (Flett, 2007). To achieve these personal goals Norma developed an unintentionally selfish attitude and strides further from social interest. Social interest is an individual's concern over the public's welfare, which Alfred Adler describes as a natural inner component of our species (Passer, Smith, Atkinson, Mitchel & Muir, 2011). Without anyone caring for hers, Marilyn took it upon herself to care for her welfare. A very critical issue that was unapparent to Norma was that between lack of her social interest and its vital role in solving problems. This very gap introduced by Adler accompanied by the unfilled need to be part of a whole and the lack hope led to neurosis and a maladaptive behavior as explained by Maslow (Maslow, 1976). Norma tried to solve the mathematical equation of her situation and filled in what she thought was missing – people. Typical of the getting type, Norma became dependent on others (Adler, 1973), which is especially evident later on in her life. . While Norma was moving from house to house, Gladys Baker was paying $25 a month to support her with occasional rendezvous (The Legend of Marilyn Monroe, 1964). Finally at age 9, they were reunited and lived together for almost 3 months before Gladys was taken to the mental hospital. Gladys is said to be a “disturbing figure” for Norma yet in a provided photo, she seemed very happy to be with her mother. Nevertheless, the 3 months with her mother shot down Norma’s hopes, and left her extremely insecure about her future. Norma grew a little hostile because she knew it was time for another guardian. Despite her hostility towards the foster homes Norma learned to act how her caregivers, including wanted her to (The Legend of Marilyn Monroe, 1964). Norma thought that if she was in accord with them she could finally be accepted and belong. However, she only felt comfortable in her inner imaginative world where she could “make her own boundaries” (The Legend of Marilyn Monroe, 1964) in an attempt to repress as much of her past a