Karen Horney Flashcards
What was Karen Horney’s attitude towards her sibling?
She envied him because he was a boy and she believed that her parents love him more.
With whom Karen Horney had an intense love affair?
Erich Fromm.
What need Horney thought the childhood is dominated by?
Safety need.
What is basic anxiety in Horney’s theory?
A pervasive feeling of loneliness and helplessness; the foundation of neurosis.
What are four ways in which children express basic anxiety?
Securing affection and love, being submissive, attaining power, withdrawing.
What are the three categories of neurotic trends?
Movement toward other people (the compliant personality),
Movement against other people (the aggressive personality),
Movement away from people (the detached personality)
Need for approval, conformistic behavior, wanting to be perceived as unselfish and generous, never assertive critical or demanding, helplesness. They see themselves as inferior, excessive dependence. This is the description of which personality type?
The compliant personality.
They perceive everyone as hostile, and you should be strong to survive. Arguing, criticizing, demanding, may appear confident. This is the description of which personality type?
The aggressice personality.
They perceive everyone as hostile, and you should be strong to survive. Arguing, criticizing, demanding, may appear confident. This is the description of which personality type?
The aggressive personality.
Driven away from people, mantaining emotional distance. Striving to be self-sufficient. Which type of personality is this?
The detached personality.
what is the tyranny of the shoulds?
The attempt of neurotic persons to realize an unattainable ideal.
What is feminine psychology?
A revision of psychoanalysis to encompas the psychological conflincts inherent in the traditional ideal of womanhood in women’s roles.
