Compulsive Drives Flashcards
Horney tentatively identified 10 categories of __________ that characterize
neurotics in their attempts to combat basic anxiety
neurotic needs
Horney began to see that the list of 10 neurotic needs could
be grouped into three general categories, each relating to a person’s basic attitude
toward self and others.
neurotic trends
They are motivated by a strong need
to exploit others and to use them for their own benefit.
Moving Against People
it refers to a neurotic need to protect oneself against feelings of helplessness.
Moving Toward People
Neurotically aggressive people are just as compulsive as compliant people are,
and their behavior is just as much prompted by basic anxiety.
Moving Against People
This strategy is an expression of needs for privacy, independence, and self-sufficiency.
Moving Away from People
a neurotic trend that many people use in an attempt to solve the basic conflict of isolation
Moving Away from People
