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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Disagreeing with Freud on 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
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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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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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Over many years Psychologists such as Freud‚ Skinner‚ Rogers and Watson‚ just to name a few‚ have contributed‚ providing us with invaluable tools to evaluate and treat mental illness‚ understand and treat phobias and indeed provide us with a window into the unconscious mind. In particular‚ two areas of study have intrigued me‚ so I believe it would be useful to compare and contrast these two very different approaches. Not only will I compare the methods of research used but also will note any similarities
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his monumental discoveries in other areas of mental functioning that lent credibility to his theories on women (12). Some of the earliest disagreements about Freud’s feminine psychology had been voiced by the German female psychoanalyst Karen Horney. Horney composed a series of essays between 1922 and 1935 arguing against Freud’s theories on women that would become compiled into a book known as Feminine Psychology. As
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Case Study 9 Shih Ching Tu 1140483 For this essay I am gonna analyze case number 9 by Karen Horney. Samara is a 35 year old female‚ always in relationships but was never able to lead to a marriage‚ she sees herself as a devoting figure in the relationship‚ the perfect woman every man should have want‚ and has a hard time understanding why man always end up breaking up with her‚ because it is not the fact she cannot find a boyfriend‚ she just has a problem keeping them. Samara demonstrates a
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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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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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