Our Inner Conflicts
Download or Read eBook Our Inner Conflicts PDF written by Karen Horney and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Karen Horney |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : 0393309401 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780393309409 |
Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Our Inner Conflicts by : Karen Horney
Book excerpt: 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."