Exam 6: Horney and Relational Theory: Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Theory

According to Horney, gender differences are primarily determined by biological forces.

Researchers report that men who are anxiously attached express __________ toward women in TAT stories.

Describe the emotional conflicts of early life, according to Horney's theory.

Intrapersonal conflict is the basis of neurosis according to Horney.

The self-effacing solution is also called the "compliant" personality

Sometimes people are unaware that their behavior is blatantly incompatible with their idealized self image. What is this called?

Which of the following is not one of Horney's "major attempts at solution"?

Blind spots prevent us from

The experience of basic anxiety is the feeling of being __________ in a potentially helpless world.

In Horney's view, a neurotic person is alienated from the __________ self.

Horney described some people as over-valuing the idealized self. The term for this is "the tyranny of the __________."

According to Horney, a person with low self-esteem is not in healthy contact with the

Discuss research on infant attachment from the perspective of relational theory.

Which word best summarizes the attitude of the psychoanalytic community toward Horney?

Horney thought Freud had underestimated the extent to which personality is influenced by culture.

A person who adopts the "self-effacing solution"

Marilyn Monroe's exaggerated concern for suffering animals is interpreted by the text according to the defense mechanism of __________.

The appeal of mastery is related to

In psychoanalysis, relationships are referred to as objects that can satisfy libidinal desires. The term often used for this is

According to Horney, detached personality types seem to live by the motto