Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)
Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305652958
Author: Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 1RQ
Summary Introduction

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Influence of Horney’s childhood experiences in her theory.

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Lack of adequate love in childhood might lead to hostility and anxiety in the future. At the age of adolescence, unhealthy relationship with the opposite sex might get developed due to longing for love from the opposite sex of parenthood.

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Horney believed childhood emphasis mainly on the security required for them which protects them from fear and lack of this security from parents might induce hostility. This can be due to the obvious preference given by parents to other siblings, humiliation. The children could easily found out whether the love expressed to them are genuine. At her childhood, Horney was longing for love from her parents which lead her to exhibit rebellion behavior and induces hostility. She always believed her brother is important for her parents. Her lack of physical confidence made her decide to challenge the world intellectually.

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Thus her childhood experiences play a significant role in her personality theory.

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