by Karen Horney · Fischer · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783596421435
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«Neurose und menschliches Wachstum» is the psychology essay by Karen Horney, published by Fischer in paperback (432 pages, in German).
Karen Horney analyses the neurotic process as a form of development opposed to healthy growth. Horney describes neurotic demands, inner dictates and emotional solutions (mastery, dependency, resignation) to relieve inner tension. The conflict between the real self and the idealized self blocks self-realization.
The edition belongs to Fischer's Geist und Psyche collection. The book was originally published in English in 1950 as «Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Toward Self-Realization».
For readers interested in psychology, psychoanalysis and personal development seeking a classic perspective on inner conflicts.
Karen Horney was a German psychoanalyst who practiced in the United States during her later career. Her theories questioned some traditional Freudian views, specifically in theories of sexuality and of the instinct orientation of psychoanalysis. Horney is also credited with founding feminist psychology in response to Freud's theory of penis envy. She disagreed with Freud about inherent differences in the psychology of men and women, and like Alfred Adler, she traced such differences to society and culture rather than biology.
