Psychoanalytic Social Psychology: Karen Horney Psychoanalytic Social Psychology: Karen Horney
Born near Hamburg, Germany Born near Hamburg, Germany Encouraged to study medicine by her mother -
Experienced challenges of having a career and children Moved to US in 1932 Disagreements with Freudian perspective led her to found the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis and American Institute of Psychoanalysis
Anxiety result of social and environmental forces Anxiety result of social and environmental forces Basic Anxiety Base evil - Negative factors that provoke insecurity called base evil
Defense attitudes Neurotic needs or trends - Defense attitudes that become exaggerated or inappropriate strivings
- Three types of coping strategies
- Primary modes of relating
- Moving against
- Moving away
Real self Idealized self - Represents what we think we should be and is used as a model to assist us in developing our potential and achieving self-actualization
- Alienation
- Tyranny of the should
The Tyranny of the Should The Tyranny of the Should - Can you name some significant “shoulds” that you have devised to safeguard your image of self, such as being a good student or maintaining an ideal weight?
- Can you identify the origin of your “shoulds”?
- Can you think of different “shoulds” that diverse cultures foster?
- What might happen if you were to give up one of the “shoulds” that is giving you problems?
Psychological theory that focuses on women’s experiences Psychological theory that focuses on women’s experiences Womb envy - Women have a superior role in sexual life due to ability to bear and nurse children; men experience intense envy
- Impressive achievements of men in creative fields may be seen as compensations for inability to bear children
Used free association and dream analysis as her assessment of personality Used free association and dream analysis as her assessment of personality Systematic self-analysis Stimulated research in - Feminine psychology
- Hypercompetitiveness
- Attachment theory
- Parenting styles
Horney was engaged in scientific activity and believed her method and therapy must be open to scientific investigation and research Horney was engaged in scientific activity and believed her method and therapy must be open to scientific investigation and research Theory reflects deep philosophical commitments Particularly valuable contributions to art of performing therapy
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