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</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</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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Instincts</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Compulsion</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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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