karen horney: LIFE & PERSONALITY THEORY ___________________ A Paper Presented to Dr. Dickens Dallas Theological Seminary ___________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course BC 205 Personality Theory ___________________ by Ashley Keith May 2011 Box #759 karen horney: Life & Personality theory Karen Horney’s childhood and adult life have been reflected in much of her work; her personality theory is not separate from her own personal life
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Karen Horney is one of the preeminent figures and founders of modern psychoanalysis. Although her ideas are not widely taught today or accepted as a basis of psychoanalysis in and of themselves‚ her ideas of social and environmental influences are “integrated into modern psychoanalysis therapies and personality development theory” (Quinn). She was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud and was one of his early followers. Yet Horney joined the class of neo-Freudians after her research and writing led
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KAREN HORNEY 3 Karen Horney was a Neo-Freudian psychoanalyst who made significant contributions to the studies of Psychoanalysis and Feminine Psychology. Horney was born in Hamburg‚ Germany in September 16‚ 1885 into an upper-middle-class Protestant family (Kelman‚ 1966). Her family consisted of her parents‚ Berndt and Clothilde Danielson and her older brother‚ Berndt. She also had four older siblings from her father’s first marriage (Boeree‚ 1997). According to Horney‚ her father was a
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KAREN HORNEY 1. Topic: Karen Horney 2. Perspective Question: How do the strategies a person uses to cope with Basic Anxiety result in the formation of the personality—moving towards‚ moving away‚ moving against others? 3. Establish Mindset: a. What are 3 situations that make you insecure? b. What do you think are the constant patterns that generates the insecurity? c. How did you cope with each situation? d. What is
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Psychology Card Karen Horney Karen Horney was born September 16‚ 188 near Hamburg Germany. Karen did pass away in 1962‚ but in her life time she became a well known psychologist. Karen’s childhood from the research and bibliographies I came across there was a misperceptions. Karen seemed to always speak about the harsh punishment and how her father (who was away at time at sea) seemed to choose her brother over her‚ which does not seem very true. Because in some of the biographies it states
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many issues and paying close attention to feminine psychology were only a few contributions that Karen Horney made to the world of Psychology. She had very different views on Neurosis and how it played a part in a person’s life. Karen Horney was born on September 16‚ 1885 near Hamburg‚ Germany (Muskingum‚ 1999). Her father was Berndt Danielson and Clotilde Danielson. Berndt was a ship captain and Karen was grateful when he was out to see. She was deprived from her father’s affection and this affected
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Karen Horney made innovative contributions to the domain of Psychology. Karen is best known of her theory describing effects on the individual’s personality from his or her culture in a society particularly the childhood experience. Although people can become neurotic at any stage in life‚ most neurosis begins in childhood experiences. Genuine love and healthy discipline is essential to build feelings of Safety and Satisfaction also the Love and Belonging that must be provided by the parents
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Major Contributions of Karen Horney Karen Horney was a German psychologist who made major contributions in psychology. Some of these contributions include things like in feminine psychology‚ theory of self‚ and self-psychology. On psychology.about.com it is stated “Her refutation of Freud ’s theories about women generated more interest in the psychology of women.” (Cherry‚ 2013) Although Karen Horney did follow a great deal of Sigmund Freud ’s theory‚ she did not have the same opinion with his
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Alfred Adler and Karen Horney I agree with Alfred Adler when he states that a sense of inferiority drives people to succeed. I can relate to this theory because I am very affected by others’ actions around me. If somebody that I idolize is prospering in a certain area‚ I may feel inferior and strive to meet his or her level. For example‚ when running with a partner who is faster than me‚ I always push myself and increase my pace significantly. Many people are driven by
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Theory of neurosis Karen Horney believed that childhood perceptions of society (mainly the parents) where key when it came to developmental psychology. She brought us the idea of neurotic needs accompanying everyday life and looked at neurosis with a more casual view. The indifferent feelings that parents can inflict upon their children due to their own neurotic tendencies are at the root of the neurotic tendencies in those adults later in life. She brings to us the unhealthy “cycle”
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