Exam 3

Question 1

Physiological and Psychological needs:
Horney’s Neurotic needs and trends and Maslow’s Needs-Hierarchy theory.

Life of Horney
1885-1952, Germany
Was a neglected second born
Father was religious, domineering, imperious, and morose
Mother was attractive, spirited, and freethinking. Also suffered from depression
Envied her brother because he was male.
Trained to become a doctor, graduating with an MD in 1913
Horney underwent Freudian psychoanalysis in 1910
Founded several psychoanalytic associations while working as a psychiatrist, taught students, trained psychoanalysts.
Separated from her husband in mid-1920s, came to the US in 1932 with her daughters.
Settled in NYC, where she practiced, trained others in psychoanalysis
And formalized and spread her psychoanalytic theory.

Answer 1

Physiological and Psychological needs:
Horney’s Neurotic needs and trends and Maslow’s Needs-Hierarchy theory.

Life of Horney
1885-1952, Germany
Was a neglected second born
Father was religious, domineering, imperious, and morose
Mother was attractive, spirited, and freethinking. Also suffered from depression
Envied her brother because he was male.
Trained to become a doctor, graduating with an MD in 1913
Horney underwent Freudian psychoanalysis in 1910
Founded several psychoanalytic associations while working as a psychiatrist, taught students, trained psychoanalysts.
Separated from her husband in mid-1920s, came to the US in 1932 with her daughters.
Settled in NYC, where she practiced, trained others in psychoanalysis
And formalized and spread her psychoanalytic theory.

Question 2

Childhood need for safety
Social forces in childhood influence personality
- Safety need: High level for security and freedom from fear.
Ways in which parents undermine a child’s security:
- Obvious preference for a sibling
- Unfair punishment, erratic behavior
- Breaking promises
Can create hostility, which is repressed because of dependence on parents.
- Results in basic anxiety

Answer 2

Childhood need for safety
Social forces in childhood influence personality
- Safety need: High level for security and freedom from fear.
Ways in which parents undermine a child’s security:
- Obvious preference for a sibling
- Unfair punishment, erratic behavior
- Breaking promises
Can create hostility, which is repressed because of dependence on parents.
- Results in basic anxiety

Question 3

Basic anxiety

Answer 3

Pervasive feeling of loneliness and helplessness

• Foundation of neurosis
• Result of childhood where our safety need is not met

Question 4

Self-protective mechanisms:

Answer 4

• Motivate a person to seek security and reassurance
• Are powerful and intense

Question 5

Self-protective mechanisms against anxiety:

Answer 5

Securing affection
Being Submissive
Attaining power
Withdrawing

Question 6

Neurotic Needs and Trends

Answer 6

Neurotic needs
- Irrational defenses that become a permanent part of personality
Neurotic trends
- Categories of behaviors and attitudes that express a person’s needs
- Revision of neurotic needs
- Healthy individual uses a mix; neurotic individual becomes rigidly fixated on one.

Question 7

side 1

Answer 7

side 2