Horney’s Psychoanalytic Social Theory: Module 3.1 Overview
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What is one of the greatest neurotic needs according to the text?

  • Ambition and Personal Achievement
  • Power (correct)
  • Personal Admiration
  • Social Recognition

Which behavior is associated with neurotics according to the text?

  • Being self-sufficient and independent
  • Evaluating others based on admiration
  • Striving for social recognition or prestige (correct)
  • Downgrading one's own abilities

What is a common characteristic of individuals who attach to a powerful partner according to the text?

  • Lacking self-confidence (correct)
  • Downgrading their own abilities
  • Striving for self-sufficiency and independence
  • Seeking personal admiration

Which need may drive neurotics to evaluate others based on how much they can exploit them?

<p>Power (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about individuals who downplay their own abilities?

<p>They remain inconspicuous and content with very little (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used by Horney to describe people who do not have their needs for love and affection met in childhood?

<p>Basic Hostility (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the fundamental styles theorized by Horney as ways people combat basic anxiety?

<p>Moving Apart (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Horney believe to be the primary bases for neurotic and normal personality development?

<p>Social and cultural influences (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Horney's view, what is responsible for neurotic needs according to childhood experiences?

<p>The child's way of gaining safety (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Horney hypothesized that a difficult childhood primarily results in neurotic needs, which are the child's way of gaining what?

<p>Feelings of isolation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Horney identify as the principal source of basic anxiety?

<p>Hostile impulses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Withdrawal' as a defense mechanism according to Horney's theory can lead individuals to develop what kind of relationship with others?

<p>Detached (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main focus of Horney's criticism towards Freud's theory of neuroses?

<p>Instincts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary factor that led to feelings of basic anxiety, according to Horney's theory?

<p>Repressed hostility (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of all neurotic drives according to Horney?

<p>Compulsion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the core of neurosis according to Horney's theory?

<p>The conflict between a person's dominant trend and non-dominant neurotic need (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Horney, what is the basic motivation behind moving against people?

<p>Drive for power, prestige, and personal ambition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the greatest fear of individuals who move away from people according to Horney's theory?

<p>Dread of isolation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'Tyranny of the should' refer to in Horney's theory?

<p>The need for perfection (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Moving toward' and 'Moving against' people are described as:

<p>'Moving Toward': receive affection; 'Moving Against': potential enemy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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