Author Question: What factor in Horney's childhood is reflected in her personality theory? a. Her sufferance of ... (Read 40 times)

burton19126 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

What factor in Horney's childhood is reflected in her personality theory?

a. Her sufferance of sexual conflict
b. Her loneliness as an only child
c. Her fear of being unwanted by her parents
d. Her exhibition of perfectionist tendencies

Question 2

Karen Horney incorporated her own childhood experience of _____ into her theory.

a. sexual abuse
c. racial discrimination
b. physical abuse
d. neglect and want for love

hanadaa · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: For most of her youth, Horney doubted that her parents wanted her and believed they loved her older brother Berndt more than they loved her. At 16, she wrote in her diary, Why is everything beautiful on earth given to me, only not the highest thing, not love

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Horney's personality theory is rooted in her childhood experiences. For most of her youth, she doubted that her parents wanted her and believed they loved Berndt, her older brother, more than they loved her.