Karen Horney
Essays

¶ … Sigmund Freud to the science and art of modern psychology. His frame is based on expanding humankind's knowledge of itself, and the systematic forces that influence day-to-day behaviors.

Application of Karen Horney's Theory of Self and Neurosis in Experiencing Personal Conflict or Anxiety

¶ … personality- trait psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, humanistic, social-cognitive and biological theories, and how personality is measured. One of the common definitions for personality is "an individual's unique and…

In many ways, the history of psychology can be said to have come 'full circle,' from its early attributions of human behavior to purely biological causes, to psychoanalysis' stress upon the relationship of the mind's…

the work focuses on rogers model and post traumatic stress disorder. The humanistic psychology was established in early 1940s and 1950s as an option to conservative behavioral and psychoanalytic techniques. Carl Rogers (1902-2002) received popularity for the application of his viewpoint to the form of psychotherapy he established. The three conditions include legitimacy, unconditional optimistic regard and empathy. every living thing intrinsically seeks to achieve his latent potential. Rogers demonstes that social learning is paramount in establishment of a good therapeutic environment.

Ego psychology comes under the neo-analytic theory. Neo-analytic theory recasts and broadens psychoanalytic theory by underplaying sexuality, and by underplaying the significance of the unconscious.

Over the centuries Western societies have constantly wrestled with: various ailments surrounding human behavior and why an individual will engage in the actions they take. This would give rise to the field of modern day…

Counselling is a broad subject and as such, constitutes different areas of study application and practice. Additionally it is classified using a variety of methods one being the techniques applied with reference to the practices of counselling. This paper explores the different aspects of counselling with main reference to specific techniques and their association with one another. The counselling techniques in focus here are the Humanistic, cognitive and Neo-psychoanalytic approaches whose use in the field of psychology is widespread.

Psychology has a long tradition of interpreting human behavior across different paradigms. The current paper investigates a method of incorporating four main psychological paradigms: psychoanalytic, behaviorist, cognitive, and humanist, into group counseling treatment for addictions and compulsive behaviors. Each paradigm is briefly discussed then the integration of aspects from theoretical models that spring from the paradigms is examined. This integration is based on previous empirically based findings that support the use of a specific facet or an approach to treatment and counseling. The integration of these paradigms is discussed in terms of the ethical and cultural considerations, the development of groups, and a model developed specifically to avoid recidivism in addictive or compulsive behaviors.

Karen Horney was a leading reformer and theorist in the field of psychology and psychoanalysis. One of the first major proponents of feminine psychology, Horney's ideas can be considered neo-Freudian.