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Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis

By Karen Horney

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2024
ISBN
0393309401, 9780393309409
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1092795 bytes)
Edition
Reissue
Pages
250\205
Time added
2024-08-11 04:20:53

Description

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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