Chapter 6- Horney Flashcards
What did Horney emphasize as the primary basis for both neurotic and normal psychological development?
cultural influence and childhood experiences
In what 3 ways did Horney criticize Freudian theory?
- its rigidity toward new ideas
- its skewed view of feminine psychology
- its overemphasis on biology and the pleasure principle
What leads to basic hostility?
Growing up in an uncaring environment with parents who neglect, dominate, reject, or overindulge their children. This causes basic hostility towards the parents
What leads to basic anxiety?
The repression of basic hostility towards parents
What are 4 ways people protect themselves from basic anxiety?
- affection
- submissiveness
- power/prestige
- withdrawal
What are the 10 neurotic needs?
- need for love and affection
- need for a powerful partner
- need to restrict one’s life
- need for power
- need to exploit others
- . need for prestige
- need for personal admiration
- need personal achievement
- need for independence
- need for perfection
What are the 3 neurotic trends?
- moving toward people
- moving against people
- moving away from people
What are those who move toward people trying to protect themselves against?
feelings of helplessness
What are those who move against people trying to protect themselves against?
the hostility of others
What are those who move away from people trying to protect themselves against?
feelings of isolation
What neurotic needs are “moving toward people”
- need for love and affection
- need for a powerful partner
- need to restrict one’s life w/ borders
What neurotic needs are “moving against people”
- need for power
- need to exploit others
- need for prestige
- need for personal admiration
- need personal achievement
What neurotic needs are “moving away from people”
- need to restrict one’s life w/ borders
- need for independence
- need for perfection
According to Horney, how does an idealized self-image form?
When people don’t feel love and affection during childhood, they may feel alienated from their self. In order to have a self-identity, neurotics create an idealized self that they believe to be themself
What are the 3 aspects of the idealized self-image?
- The neurotic search for glory
- Neurotic claims
- Neurotic pride
What is the neurotic search for glory?
the comprehensive drive toward actualizing the ideal self/trying to make your idealized self who you really are
What 3 elements does the neurotic search for glory include?
- the need for perfection
- neurotic ambition
- the drive toward a vindictive triumph
What is the need for perfection? (neurotic search for glory)
the drive to mold the personality into the idealized self by using a complex set of “shoulds” and “should nots” (tyranny of shoulds)
What is neurotic ambition? (neurotic search for glory)
the compulsive drive to succeed and excel in everything
What is the drive toward a vindictive triumph? (neurotic search for glory)
most destructive element of neurotic search for glory, it’s the need to defeat others through one’s own success (may be disguised as striving for success)
What are neurotic claims?
the belief that one is special and entitled to special privileges that their idealized-self would be entitled to
What is neurotic pride?
a false pride based not on a realistic view of the true self but on the idealized self
How does self-hatred form in a neurotic person?
Once someone with a neurotic search for glory realizes they aren’t their idealized self
What 6 ways is self-hatred expressed in neurotic individuals?
- relentless demands on the self
- merciless self-accusation
- self-contempt
- self-frustration
- self-torment
- self destructive actions and impulses
Describe self-contempt (self-hatred strategy)
belittling, doubting, discrediting, and ridiculing oneself; saying things like “you idiot, what makes you think you can do this?”
