Key Ideas

1. Karen Horney was a psychoanalyst known for her theories on neurosis and the role of culture in shaping personality.

2. Horney suggested that neurosis is a result of an ongoing conflict between a person's real self and their idealized self.

3. Horney identified three neurotic coping strategies: moving towards people, moving against people, and moving away from people.

4. According to Horney, people who use the moving towards strategy seek love and approval from others, often becoming overly compliant and self-sacrificing.

5. Those who use the moving against strategy adopt an aggressive a....
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