Melanie Klein was born in Vienna in 1882 and became a member of the Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute in its early days, along with Karen Horney. Klein specialized in working with children and discovered that observing children as they ...
This book argues that Horney's inner struggles, in particular her compulsive need for men, induced her to embark on a search for self-understanding.
A biography of one of the most important figures in the history of psychoanalysis who founded America's first psychoanalytic institute and whose controversial theories on neurosis had an enduring influence on the field of psychology.
"Two decades after her death, Karen Horney's views on feminine psychology have finally been incorporated into orthodox psychoanalytic thought. Her historical importance is at last recognized. During her lifetime, however,...
Chronicles the life of the German-born American psychoanalyst whose theories went beyond Freudian orthodoxy and focused on women's issues.
Karen Horney (1885-1952) is regarded by many as one of the most important psychoanalytic thinkers of the twentieth century.
Karen Horney's psychoanalytic social theory is built on the assumption cultural and social conditions, especially experiences during childhood, play a large role in the determination of personality.