All about Karen Horney
Horney's theory was influenced by...?
Her childhood experiences helped shape her lifelong quest for love and security as well as her theory of personality.
When does personality develop according to Erikson?
According to Horney, what do hostility, fear, and helplessness lead to?
In her later work, Karen Horney proposed three categories of coping strategies used by individuals with neurotic trends. Can you name one of these strategies?
They include moving toward people (compliant type), moving against people (aggressive type), and moving away from people (detached type).
Explain the tyranny of shoulds
In attempting to realize their unattainable idealized self-image, neurotics engage in what Horney called the tyranny of the shoulds. Because they find their real self-image so undesirable, they believe they must live up to their illusory, idealized self-image, in which they see themselves in a highly positive light, for example, being virtuous, honest, generous, considerate, and courageous.
According to Horney, the urge toward self-realization derives from:
an innate potential to fulfill life's ultimate goal