Horney Flashcards
theory of Karen Horney
Psychoanalytic Social Theory
psychoanalytic social theory is also called
feminine psychology
largely responsible for shaping one’s personality acc. to feminine psychology
- social and cultural conditions
- childhood experiences
developed toward parents during childhood, in the absence of love and affection
basic hostility
when a child has basic hostility, they suffer from _____
basic anxiety
lead to varied ways of relating to others
basic anxiety
idealized self-image is expressed as:
- neurotic search for glory
- neurotic claims
- neurotic pride
expressed as either self-contempt or self-alienation
self-hatred
Horney placed more emphasis on:
- ego
- social influences
basic needs of childhood acc to Horney
security and satisfaction
Horney became the president of Freud’s rival organization called _____, which later on became the Karen Horney Psychoanalytic Institute
Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (AAP)
Horney’s most important work
a book on Neurosis and Human Growth
caused by disturbed human relationships
neurosis
rudiments of neurotic behaviors are found in the _________
relationships between the parent and the child
parents’ genuine affection and warmth, giving safety and satisfaction, leads to _____
normal development
parents’ indifference, rejection, hatred toward the children, (basic evil) leads to _____
neurotic development
developed by an abused child towards his parents
basic hostility
basic anxiety is also called
basic conflict
developed as conflict between hostility and dependency on parents, thus repressing basic hostility to survive
basic anxiety
basic anxiety includes feelings of being:
- small
- insignificant
- helpless
- deserted
- endangered
10 neurotic needs
- neurotic need for affection and approval
- neurotic need for a powerful partner
- neurotic need to restrict one’s life within narrow boarders
- neurotic need for power
- neurotic need to exploit others
- neurotic need for social recognition or prestige
- neurotic need for personal admiration
- neurotic need for ambition and personal achievement
- neurotic need for self-sufficiency and independence
- neurotic need for perfection and unassailability
desire to be protected from all dangers
neurotic need for a powerful partner
dreading to be taken advantage by others but thinks nothing except how to take advantage of another
neurotic need to exploit others
desire to be loved and admired by others
neurotic need for affection and approval
glorifying strength and despising weakness
neurotic need for power
desire to be conservative, avoiding defeat by attempting very little
neurotic need to restrict one’s life within narrow borders
avoids being obligated, not be enslaved, possessed, tied down, committed
neurotic need for self-sufficiency and independence
desire to flattered, complimented, idolized by others
neurotic need for personal admiration
intense interest to be famous, rich, important, unreachable, grandiose
neurotic need for ambition and personal achievement
desire to be recognized, given attention, importance
neurotic need for social recognition or prestige
desire to be flawless because of hypersensitivity to criticisms
neurotic need for perfection and unassailability
primary adjustment technique
neurotic trends
3 primary adjustment technique or neurotic trends
- moving toward people
- moving away from people
- moving against people
“If I give in, I shall not be hurt”
moving toward people
“If I have power, no one can hurt me”
moving against people
“If I withdraw, nothing can hurt me”
moving away from people
hostile type
moving against people
detached type
moving away from people
compliant type
moving toward people
moving toward people (compliant type) includes:
- neurotic need for affection and approval
- neurotic need for a powerful partner
- neurotic need to restrict one’s life within narrow borders
moving against people (hostile type) includes:
- neurotic need for power
- neurotic need to exploit others
- neurotic need for social recognition and prestige
- neurotic need for ambition and personal achievement
moving away from people (detached type) includes:
- neurotic need for self-sufficiency and independence
- neurotic need for perfection and unassailability
a normal person ____ all the adjustment patterns when dealing with other people depending on which type is appropriate at a given time
utilizes
a neurotic individual _____ and furthers his anxiety by emphasizing the type of trend as all times, even inappropriately or out of order
cannot adjust
secondary adjustment techniques
- blind spots
- compartmentalization
- rationalization
- excessive self-control
- externalization
- arbitrary rightness
- elusiveness
- cynicism
person does not feel responsible for himself or his actions
externalization
never making a decision about anything
elusiveness
denying or ignoring certain aspects of an experience if not in accordance with idealized self
blind spots
giving good reason to excuse conduct that would be anxiety producing
rationalization
based on personal choice, insisting authority, finality to end debate
arbitrary rightness
dividing one’s life into various components with different rules applying to them
compartmentalization
guarding against anxiety by controlling an expression of emotion
excessive self-control
2 intrapsychic conflicts
- idealized self-image
- self-hatred
the idealized self becomes more of an escape from the real self
idealized self-image for the neurotic
concept of what we would like to become, a goal to reach in the future, where we can organize our lives and aspire for
idealized self-image for normal people
3 aspects of idealized self
- neurotic search for glory
- neurotic claims
- neurotic pride
building a fantasy world, proclaiming that they are special and therefore entitled to be treated in accordance with their idealized view of themselves
neurotic claims
need for perfection, neurotic ambition and vindictive triumph. A compulsive drive toward actualizing the ideal self
neurotic search for glory
loud proclamation of self to protect and support a glorified view of one’s self
neurotic pride
Neurotic people search for glory due to their unhappiness with themselves for not reaching their idealized self-image, therefore hating and despising themselves
self-hatred
6 major ways in expressing self-hatred
- relentless demands on the self
- merciless self-accusation
- self-contempt
- self-frustration
- self-torment
- self-destructive actions and impulses
acc to horney, the self develops _____
basic anxiety
imaginary picture of self as the possessor of unlimited powers and superlative qualities
idealized self-image
one in everyday life, frustrated, anxious, disappointed for not living up to the idealized self
actual self
will only be realized if the person begins to internalize that impossibility of Idealized self and embracing the failures of the actual self
real self
an expression of neurotic need for love, rooted in security from parents and not sexual intercourse.
oedipus complex
acc to horney, oedipus complex is due to ____ not to biology
certain environment conditions
a wish of women to have all qualities or privileges given to men, but not an expression of penis envy
masculine protest
responsible for the psychological difference between women and men
society
horneyian therapy
- to help patients gradually grow in the direction of self-realization
- To create a realistic relationship between the real and idealized self
- To make clients accept themselves for what they really are and develop realistic goals for the future.
an imaginary picture of perfection
tyranny of the should
