Psy 310 Women In Psychology Research Paper
Women in Psychology
Stacy Cowher
PSY/310
March 10, 2014
Sharon Cohen
Women in Psychology
Rene Descartes, Sigmund Freud, William James, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, what do these names have in common? They are all pioneers who furthered psychology, and they are all names of men. So, were there any women who contributed to psychology? Of course, there were. Mary Whiton Calkins (the American Psychological Association’s first woman president), Mary Ainsworth (known for her research in relationships between mothers and infants), and Leta Hollingsworth (known for her study on gifted children) were all great women who contributed much to psychology. Among these female greats, one woman stands out – Karen Horney.
Karen Horney entered …show more content…
Horney contributed to the humanistic view by suggesting that a person needs to be real about his/her feelings and motivations. Horney declared, “[the self is] that central inner force common to all human beings and yet unique in each, which is the deep source of growth" (Horney, 1950, p. 7). Horney also proposed that narcissism (love of one 's self) is not actually love of self; but rather a need to counteract anxious feelings (Horney, 1950). Many psychologists followed Horney’s theories of self in their accounts of the role of self in child development (DeRobertis, …show more content…
Without familial support, Horney went on to be a doctor and later became an analyst in Germany. After her failed marriage, Horney moved to Chicago where she became the assistant at the Chicago Institute of Psychoanalysis. When she moved to New York and began publishing books denouncing Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis, she was made to resign her position at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute. This led to her founding of the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis and the founding of the American Journal of Psychoanalysis. Eventually, her friends and colleagues opened the Karen Horney Clinic as a tribute to her work and dedication (Held,
Stacy Cowher
PSY/310
March 10, 2014
Sharon Cohen
Women in Psychology
Rene Descartes, Sigmund Freud, William James, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, what do these names have in common? They are all pioneers who furthered psychology, and they are all names of men. So, were there any women who contributed to psychology? Of course, there were. Mary Whiton Calkins (the American Psychological Association’s first woman president), Mary Ainsworth (known for her research in relationships between mothers and infants), and Leta Hollingsworth (known for her study on gifted children) were all great women who contributed much to psychology. Among these female greats, one woman stands out – Karen Horney.
Karen Horney entered …show more content…
Horney contributed to the humanistic view by suggesting that a person needs to be real about his/her feelings and motivations. Horney declared, “[the self is] that central inner force common to all human beings and yet unique in each, which is the deep source of growth" (Horney, 1950, p. 7). Horney also proposed that narcissism (love of one 's self) is not actually love of self; but rather a need to counteract anxious feelings (Horney, 1950). Many psychologists followed Horney’s theories of self in their accounts of the role of self in child development (DeRobertis, …show more content…
Without familial support, Horney went on to be a doctor and later became an analyst in Germany. After her failed marriage, Horney moved to Chicago where she became the assistant at the Chicago Institute of Psychoanalysis. When she moved to New York and began publishing books denouncing Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis, she was made to resign her position at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute. This led to her founding of the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis and the founding of the American Journal of Psychoanalysis. Eventually, her friends and colleagues opened the Karen Horney Clinic as a tribute to her work and dedication (Held,