The Neurotic Personality of Our Time

by Karen Horney

Overview

In this work, Karen Horney explores the basic structure of neuroses in the context of their cultural assumptions.

Her topics range from the neurotic need for affection, to guilt feelings and the quest for power, prestige and possession.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393310979
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	01/17/1994
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	1,007,242
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Karen Horney (1885-1952) was one of the most influential psychoanalysts of the twentieth century. Her books include Neurosis and Human Growth, The Neurotic Personality of Our Time, New Ways in Psychoanalysis, Our Inner Conflicts, Self-Analysis, Feminine Psychology, Final Lectures, and, as editor, Are You Considering Psychoanalysis?

Table of Contents

Introduction, I. Cultural and Psychological Implications of Neuroses, II. Reasons for Speaking of a "Neurotic Personality of Our Time", III. Anxiety, IV. Anxiety and Hostility V. The Basic Structure of Neuroses, VI. The Neurotic Need for Affection, VII. Further Characteristics of the Neurotic Need for Affection, VIII. Ways of Getting Affection and Sensitivity to Rejection, IX. The Role of Sexuality in the Neurotic Need for Affection, X. The Quest for Power, Prestige and Possession, XI. Neurotic Competitiveness.