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Week 5- Psychodynamic Psychology- Chapter 16 While most people are familiar with a number of leading theorists in psychoanalysis, particularly Sigmund Freud, and possibly Adler and Jung, most people would not be familiar with Karen Horney, considered to be the “fist psychoanalytic feminist” (Hergenhahn & Henley 525). Horney disagreed with several concepts introduced by Freud, especially his focus on unconscious sexual motivation and the division of the self into 3 parts: id, ego, and superego. She believed that social experiences had a greater influence on the creation of self. During the Depression, she found that her clients’ problems were caused by unemployment and the inability to provide for the basic needs of their families (524). Horney’s theories centered on social relationships, beginning with those between the child and parents. Healthy relationships would be formed between the child and parent if the parents were caring and children felt safe from harm. Indifference, inconsistency, or hatred towards the child could create a negative worldview for the child, and is required for someone to become neurotic (525). Neurotic individuals, or those with “basic anxiety,” would develop one of three major patterns in order to cope with their feelings: …show more content…
Those who are self-actualized are motivated by their own true feelings and living an authentic life. Rogers called these people “fully functioning.” These people have experienced unconditional positive regard and do not experience conditions of worth on themselves. Those who do live with conditions of worth Rogers called an incongruent person, or one who is not living according to their true self (557). He believed this was the cause of mental disorders, and sought to help clients overcome these conditions. He also recognized that human growth could be encouraged by relationships other than that between client and
Week 5- Psychodynamic Psychology- Chapter 16 While most people are familiar with a number of leading theorists in psychoanalysis, particularly Sigmund Freud, and possibly Adler and Jung, most people would not be familiar with Karen Horney, considered to be the “fist psychoanalytic feminist” (Hergenhahn & Henley 525). Horney disagreed with several concepts introduced by Freud, especially his focus on unconscious sexual motivation and the division of the self into 3 parts: id, ego, and superego. She believed that social experiences had a greater influence on the creation of self. During the Depression, she found that her clients’ problems were caused by unemployment and the inability to provide for the basic needs of their families (524). Horney’s theories centered on social relationships, beginning with those between the child and parents. Healthy relationships would be formed between the child and parent if the parents were caring and children felt safe from harm. Indifference, inconsistency, or hatred towards the child could create a negative worldview for the child, and is required for someone to become neurotic (525). Neurotic individuals, or those with “basic anxiety,” would develop one of three major patterns in order to cope with their feelings: …show more content…
Those who are self-actualized are motivated by their own true feelings and living an authentic life. Rogers called these people “fully functioning.” These people have experienced unconditional positive regard and do not experience conditions of worth on themselves. Those who do live with conditions of worth Rogers called an incongruent person, or one who is not living according to their true self (557). He believed this was the cause of mental disorders, and sought to help clients overcome these conditions. He also recognized that human growth could be encouraged by relationships other than that between client and