According to horney, there is a neurotic trend or need to move toward others. it best describes the _____ personality.

This theorists theory was built on the assumption that social and cultural conditions, especially childhood experiences, are largely responsible for shaping personality.

Karen Horney- psychoanalytic social theory

Horny excepted many of Freud's observations, but she objected most to his interpretation on _____ psychology

Horny felt great hostility toward her stern, devoutly religious father, and idolized her:

Horny's writings deal mostly with ________ personalities

Corny agreed with Freud that early childhood traumas are important, but she placed far more emphasis on ________ factors

Horny criticized Freudian theory on at least three accounts:

1) it's rigidity towards new ideas2) it's skewed view of feminine psychology3) it's over emphasis on biology and the pleasure principle

Horny insisted that modern culture is too competitive and that competition leads to hostility and feelings of _______. These conditions lead to exaggerated needs for affection and cause people to overvalue _____.

Horny believed that neurotic conflict stems largely from childhood traumas, most of which are traced to a lack of genuine _______. Children who do not receive genuine affection feel threatened and adopt rigid behavioral patterns in an attempt to gain ______.

Horny believe that his parents do not satisfy the child's need for safety and satisfaction, the child develops feelings of ______ _______ toward the parents.

Horny believed that repressed hostility then leads to profound feelings of insecurity and a vague sense of apprehension, this condition is called:

Horny originally identified for general ways that people protect themselves against basic anxiety:

Affection, submissiveness, Power or prestige, and withdrawal. Normal people have the flexibility to use any or all of these approaches, but neurotics are compelled to rely rigidly on one.

Horny identified 10 neurotic needs that mark neurotic people in their attempt to reduce basic anxiety, these include:

1) Needs for affection and approval2) Needs for a powerful partner3) Needs to restrict one's life within narrow borders4) needs for power5) needs to exploit others6) needs for social recognition or prestige7) needs for personal admiration8) needs for ambition and personal achievement9) needs for self-sufficiency and independence10) needs for perfection and unassailability

Horny describes this neurotic need as an attempt to please others by living up to their expectations, to dread self-assertion, and they are quite uncomfortable with the hostility of others and hostility within themselves.

The neurotic need for affection and approval

This neurotic need includes and overvaluation of love and a dread of being alone or deserted. These people lack self-confidence. Horny.

The neurotic need for a powerful partner

This neurotic need causes people to remain inconspicuous, to take second place, and to be content with very little according to horny.

The neurotic need to restrict one's life within narrow borders

This neurotic need manifests itself as the need to control others and to avoid feelings of weakness or stupidity according to horny.

The neurotic need for power

This neurotic need causes neurotics to evaluate others on the basis of how they can be used according to horny.

The neurotic need to exploit others

This neurotic need causes neurotics to try to be first, to be important, or to attract attention to themselves according to horny.

The neurotic need for social recognition or prestige

This neurotic need causes neurotics to have a need to be admired for what they are rather than for what they possess. Their inflated self-esteem must be continually fed by others and they need the approval of others according to horny.

The neurotic need for personal admiration

This neurotic need is characterized by a strong drive to be the best and to defeat other people in order to confirm their superiority. Horny.

The neurotic need for ambition and personal achievement

This neurotic need is characterized by having a strong need to move away from people, proving that the person can get along without others. Horny.

The neurotic need for self-sufficiency and independence

This neurotic need is characterized by dreading making personal mistakes and having personal flaws. These people attempt to hide their weaknesses from others. Horny.

The neurotic need for perfection and unassailability

Horny group the 10 neurotic needs into three basic neurotic trends:

1) moving toward people2) moving against people3) moving away from people

According to horny, people who adopt a compliant attitude in order to protect themselves against feelings of helplessness are:

According to horny, people who use aggressive behaviors to protect themselves against perceived hostility from others are:

According to horny, people who behave in a detached manner that protects them against feelings of isolation by appearing arrogant and aloof are:

Three neurotic needs are characteristic of those who move towards people. Horny.

1) affection and approval2) powerful partner3) narrow limits to life

According to horny, five neurotic needs are characteristic of those who move against people:

4) Power5) exploitation6) recognition and unassailability7) personal admiration8) personal achievement

According to horny, two neurotic needs are characteristic of those who move away from people:

9) self-sufficiency and independence10) perfection and prestige

According to horny, this is an attempt to solve conflicts my painting a godlike picture of oneself

According to horny this is a tendency to despise one's real self

Horny recognized three aspects of the idealized self-image:

1) The neurotic search for glory2) neurotic claims3) neurotic pride

According to horny, this is a comprehensive drive towards actualizing the ideal self:

The neurotic search for glory

According to horny, this is a person's belief that they are entitled to special privileges

According to horny, this is a false pride based not on reality but on a distorted and idealized view of self

The neurotic search for glory, according to horny, includes three other elements:

The need for perfection, neurotic ambition, and the drive toward a vindictive triumph

According to horny, this refers to the drive to mold the whole personality into the idealized self. The first aspect of the neurotic search for glory.

According to horny, this is the compulsive drive towards superiority. These people channel their energies into activities that are most likely to bring success. Second aspect of the neurotic search for glory.

According to horny this is the third aspect of the neurotic search for glory and the most destructive element of all. It's chief aim is to put others to shame or defeat them through one's very success.

The drive toward a vindictive triumph

According to horny, self-hatred can be expressed as: six

1) relentless demands on self2) merciless self-accusation3) self-contempt4) self-frustration5) self-torment or torture6) self-destructive actions and impulses

Horny believe that psychological differences between men and women are not due to anatomy but to ______ and ______ expectations

Horney viewed the Oedipus complex very differently from Freud, she insisted that any sexual attraction or hostility the child feels for the parent would be the result of ______ and not biology.

The goal of horny's psychotherapy was to help patients grow toward self-_______, give up their idealized self-_____, relinquish their neurotic search for _____, and change self-hatred to self-________.

Realization, image, glory, acceptance

Horny believe that success with therapy is built on self-analysis and self-________

Horny psychoanalytic social theory has not directly inspired a great deal of research in modern personality psychology, however her musings on ______ _____ are quite relevant to much of the research being conducted today.

Horny. Recent researchers have begun looking at some of the ______ of neuroticism. They found that neurotics often develop great skill at avoiding negative outcomes, and that their successful avoidance of these outcomes improves their mood.

Horney's psychoanalytic social theory rates very low in four areas:

It's ability to generate research, to be falsified, to organize data, and to serve as a useful guide to action.

Horny's psychoanalytic social theory rates about average in two areas:

Internal consistency and parsimony

Horney's psychoanalytic social theory rates very high on four concepts of humanity:

High on social factors, free choice, optimism, and unconscious influences

Horny's psychoanalytic social theory rates about average in 2 concepts of humanity:

Causality versus teleology, and the uniqueness of the individual