Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis
by:
Karen Horney (author)
Here Karen Horney develops a dynamic theory of neurosis centered on the basic conflict among attitudes of "moving forward" "moving against," and "moving away from" people.Unlike Freud, Horney does not regard neurosis as rooted in instinct. In her words, her theory is constructive because "it...
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Here Karen Horney develops a dynamic theory of neurosis centered on the basic conflict among attitudes of "moving forward" "moving against," and "moving away from" people.Unlike Freud, Horney does not regard neurosis as rooted in instinct. In her words, her theory is constructive because "it allows us for the first time to tackle and resolve neurotic hopelessness. . . . Neurotic conflicts cannot be resolved by rational decision. . . . But [they] can be resolved by changing the conditions within the personality that brought them into being."
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393309409 (0393309401)
Publish date: October 17th 1992
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
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