Chapter 6 T/F Flashcards
According to Horney, psychologically healthy people have a strong drive to please other people.
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When depressed, psychologically healthy people seek an emotionally strong person to tell their troubles.
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Because Horney wrote mainly about neurotic personalities, her theory is not relevant to healthy personality development.
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Horney’s theory is basically pessimistic in its outlook.
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Horney believed that people are governed by two great drives: sex and aggression.
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Psychologically mature individuals enjoy seeing the achievements of their friends.
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Horney said that people with a strong need for affection have overvalued love.
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Modern society, Horney said, is based on competition among people.
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Horney believed that neurotic people enjoy their misery and suffering.
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Neither the compliant person nor the aggressive person needs other people.
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Horney believed in the concept of a universal Oedipus complex.
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The need for affection and approval are two of Horney’s 10 neurotic needs.
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Because they have deep feelings of inferiority, many neurotic individuals move toward other people.
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The normal analog to the neurotic trend of moving toward people is survival in a competitive society.
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both Freudian and Horneyian therapists use the techniques of dream interpretation and free association.
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