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Theories of Personality Karen Horney Biography • • • • • • • • Outline Overview of Psychoanalytic Social Theory Introduction to Psychoanalytic Social Theory Basic Hostility and Basic Anxiety Compulsive Drives Intrapsychic Conflicts Feminine Psychology Critique of Horney’s theory Concept of Humanity Psychoanalytic Social Theory • Horney criticizes Freud • Inaccurate views of feminine psychology • Overemphasis on biology and pleasure principle • Should move beyond instinct and examine culture Horney’s theories • • • • • • Stressed 1) The Impact of Culture 1) The Importance of Childhood Experiences – neurotic conflict from childhood traumas – lack of genuine love. Basic Hostility and Basic Anxiety need to feel safe and security parents often neglect, dominate, reject, or overindulge their child children often repress their feelings of basic hostility constant sense of apprehension Protective factors – Affection – Submissiveness – strive for power – Withdrawal • • Compulsive Drives All use strategies to protect self – Neurotics – Normals Neurotic Needs – attempts reduce basic anxiety Neurotic need for: Affection and approval Powerful partner Restrict life in narrow borders Need for power Exploit others Social recognition/prestige Personal admiration Ambition and personal achievement Self-sufficiency and independence Perfection Neurotic Trends Attitudes Toward Self and Others – Moving toward people – Moving against people – Moving away from people • • • • Intrapsychic Conflicts become part of belief system take on a life of their own separate from the interpersonal conflicts that created them originate from interpersonal experiences Idealized self image People who do not receive love and affection during childhood Three aspects of idealized self-image • • • Neurotic search for glory Neurotic claims Neurotic pride Intrapsychic Conflicts • Self-Hatred • expressed through: – (1) relentless demands on self – (2) merciless self-accusation – (3) self-contempt – (4) self-frustration – (5) self-torment or self-torture – (6) self-destructive actions and impulses Feminine Psychology –“penis envy” –“womb envy”
