Karen Horney Believed That a Core of Basic Anxiety Occurs

question 362

Multiple Choice

Karen Horney believed that a core of basic anxiety occurs when people

• A)are not able to overcome their personal limitations and develop an inferiority complex.
• B)struggle with forbidden id drives that they fear they cannot control.
• C)fail to symbolize aspects of their experiences into their collective unconscious.
• D)feel isolated and helpless in a hostile world with these feelings rooted in childhood.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

A therapeutic approach that explores how the unconscious mind influences thoughts and behaviors, based on psychoanalytic principles.

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Meaning in Life

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Psychoanalysis

A psychological theory and therapy method that explores unconscious desires and conflicts as the root of human behavior.