KAREN HORNEY - PSYCHOLOGY/ PSYCHIATRY/ FAMOUS
PERSONALITIES/ PSYCHOANALYST/ PERSONALITY THEORY/
THEORY OF NEUROSIS
- German born physician psychoanalyst
- Who prac sed in United States.
- Her theories ques oned some tradi onal Freudian views - like her theories of sexuality and of ins nct
orienta on.
- Was a part of cultural school of thought.
- Stressed the importance of social and cultural in uences on psychosexual development
- Focused her a en on on the di ering psychology of men and women
- Explored the vicissitudes of marital rela onships
- male and female personali es are in fact culturally determined.
- Classi ed as a Neo- Freudian and also as neo- Adlerian
Personality theory
- She believed that personality development occurs because of interac on between the biological and
psycho social forces that are usually for each individual.
- At the core or centre of each personality is the real self
- This concept of real self was partly equal into the concept of ego by Freud.
- This real self combines choice will responsibility and iden ty with sponteinity n aliveness
- A natural unfolding process of self-realisa on occurs
- This means to development of human poten al in three basic direc ons
- Towards others, to express love interest
- Against others, to express, healthy opposi on
- Away from others, towards self-su ciency
- Condi ons during childhood may block psychological development.
- But healthy growth is always possible if the internal messages can be removed.
- The child’s family situa on make them feel endangered, they concentrate on psychological survival.
During this process they envelop stereotyped coping mechanisms.
- Basic anxiety-all human beings have basic anxiety. It is a normal response to infant’s helplessness and
separateness. How family respond to this, which is in turn guided by the culture in turn determines
whether individual spent rest of their lives struggling with basic anxiety or pursuing self-realiza on.
Theory of neurosis
- she designed neurosis about intrapsychic and interpersonal terms
- She noted that her pa ence complained not a symptoma c neurosis like Phobos, compulsions.
- But they had feelings of unhappiness, blockage, inability to establish or maintain rela onship, lack sense
of ful lment in their work etc.
- she observed that they have a complex defensive pa ern against basic anxiety. It was self perpetua ng,
- This was called character neuroses.
Neuro c trends
Safety seeking children move psychologically in three direc ons to relieve their anxiety - they seek a ec on
and approval or they become hos le or they withdraw.
They use the coping strategy that best meet their needs.
If there is only one basic strategy, their experience of themselves and their world will be limited.
On exposure to mul ple unfavourable environmental condi ons, this children will have a sense of
discomfort.
They develop anxiety, apprehension and and insecure sense of self.
their point of reference is externalized.
The pa erns of behaviour of these children become rigid.
Blockages to growth develop in the children.
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PERSONALITIES/ PSYCHOANALYST/ PERSONALITY THEORY/
THEORY OF NEUROSIS
- German born physician psychoanalyst
- Who prac sed in United States.
- Her theories ques oned some tradi onal Freudian views - like her theories of sexuality and of ins nct
orienta on.
- Was a part of cultural school of thought.
- Stressed the importance of social and cultural in uences on psychosexual development
- Focused her a en on on the di ering psychology of men and women
- Explored the vicissitudes of marital rela onships
- male and female personali es are in fact culturally determined.
- Classi ed as a Neo- Freudian and also as neo- Adlerian
Personality theory
- She believed that personality development occurs because of interac on between the biological and
psycho social forces that are usually for each individual.
- At the core or centre of each personality is the real self
- This concept of real self was partly equal into the concept of ego by Freud.
- This real self combines choice will responsibility and iden ty with sponteinity n aliveness
- A natural unfolding process of self-realisa on occurs
- This means to development of human poten al in three basic direc ons
- Towards others, to express love interest
- Against others, to express, healthy opposi on
- Away from others, towards self-su ciency
- Condi ons during childhood may block psychological development.
- But healthy growth is always possible if the internal messages can be removed.
- The child’s family situa on make them feel endangered, they concentrate on psychological survival.
During this process they envelop stereotyped coping mechanisms.
- Basic anxiety-all human beings have basic anxiety. It is a normal response to infant’s helplessness and
separateness. How family respond to this, which is in turn guided by the culture in turn determines
whether individual spent rest of their lives struggling with basic anxiety or pursuing self-realiza on.
Theory of neurosis
- she designed neurosis about intrapsychic and interpersonal terms
- She noted that her pa ence complained not a symptoma c neurosis like Phobos, compulsions.
- But they had feelings of unhappiness, blockage, inability to establish or maintain rela onship, lack sense
of ful lment in their work etc.
- she observed that they have a complex defensive pa ern against basic anxiety. It was self perpetua ng,
- This was called character neuroses.
Neuro c trends
Safety seeking children move psychologically in three direc ons to relieve their anxiety - they seek a ec on
and approval or they become hos le or they withdraw.
They use the coping strategy that best meet their needs.
If there is only one basic strategy, their experience of themselves and their world will be limited.
On exposure to mul ple unfavourable environmental condi ons, this children will have a sense of
discomfort.
They develop anxiety, apprehension and and insecure sense of self.
their point of reference is externalized.
The pa erns of behaviour of these children become rigid.
Blockages to growth develop in the children.
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