1. Karen Horney By: Sina S. and George A.

2. Biography ► Born September 16 th, 1885 near Hamburg Germany ► Parents were Clotilde (Sonnie) and Berndt Wackels Danielson ► Went through depression from the age of 9 ► 1904 Mother divorced her father ► Married Oskar Horney in 1909 ► 1911 she gave birth to Brigette ► 1911 Karens mother Sonni died ► She gave birth to her second child in 1913 and her third in 1915 ► 1932 moved to Chicago ► 1934 moved to New York ► Karen divorced Oskar in 1937 ► Died On December 4 th, 1952 at the age of 67

3. Neorosis ► Various mental or emotional disorders with symptoms such as insecurity, anxiety, depression, and irrational fears ► She believed neorosis was more continuous in a normal life then other theorists ► She came up with ten neurotic needs that led a person into emotional disorders ► The 10 needs were put in 3 different coping strategies  Compliance – needs one, two, and three  Aggression – needs four to eight  Withdrawal – needs nine, ten, and three

4. Feminine Psychology ► First person to present a paper on female psycology at an international meeting ► Wrote 14 articles on feminine psycology from 1922 to 1937 ► Believed that women were to dependent on men for everything ► Believed society told women that they could only be pretty and rasie children ► She taught women were capable of doing same things as men ► May 6 th, 1955 Karen Horney Clinic was opened in honor of woman’s important achievements

5. Self Theory ► She had another way of looking at neurosis in terms of self images ► Neurotics self is “split” into a despised self and an ideal self ► Compliant person believes “I should be sweet, self- sacrificing, saintly” ► Aggressive person says “I should be powerful, recognized, a winner” ► Withdrawing person believed “I should be independent, aloof, perfect” ► The neurotic moves back and forth between hating themselves and pretending to be perfect

6. Contributions ► Stressed the importance of social interaction and basic anxiety as root or psychological problems