Our Inner Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis

I had originally purchased this book in an older, mass paperback edition. After reading it, I decided I wanted a more recent, higher quality edition to add to my library. Both the book and service for this purchase met expectations . . .

Heard about her from an Orthodox Christian podcast. Karen Horney was not Orthodox, but her ideas have similarities with some of the ideas held in the Orthodox Church regarding our lack of self-knowledge when left to our own devices. She has details about the ways we can have false ideas about ourselves. Speaks of how to grow past these false notions of self. Some chapter titles: Moving Toward People; Moving Against People; Moving Away from People; The Idealized Image; Fears; Impoverishment of Personality. The conclusion is called: Resolution of Neurotic Conflicts.

This is the second book from Karen that I read. I love her approach and writing style in communicating the information. This is one of the most helpful books psychology I have read. Gives more information and useful material than a typical pop physiology book in understanding personalities, the underlying fear/drive of each type.

This is a great book I read it years ago, just wanted my own copy for re-read

This book should be read. It was awkward reading the Moving Toward chapter, because it was like looking in a mirror (though I'm not as extreme as her descriptions). This is a decent way of conceptualizing clients, and should be considered when doing so. I don't agree with all of any theory or approach to counseling, so I'll not address my disagreements with any of her presuppositions. I am a conservative Christian, so naturally I disagree with some things. But there are some really good things in this book.

For those of us that deal with emotional issues and are striving to better ourselves by examining our behavior and wanting to improve ourselves, this is a wonderful read and very helpful

Thank you for sending it on time, and I am learning with this book for my class. I like learning with this book.

Great read

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Awesome book. Value for money

カレンホルナイの1945年の著作です。1950年にneurosis and human growthを、書いています。1952に死去です。私は、後の著作が、より有名なので、先に読みましたが、この作の方が、彼女の思想が明解で、後の作の理解に役立ちました。印象深い所は、neurosisのsadism です。フロイトはambivalence,oedipal periodを述べますが、彼女はフロイトから袂を分かったので、違います。フロイトは文明の将来を心配し、oedipal conflictの克服の重要性を主張したようです。ホルナイはneurosisは、self destructiveと述べています。海外では、日本人は切腹や三島由紀夫の最期、神風攻撃など、self destructionの特徴を持つ国民と、見られているようです。太平洋戦争当時、あるアメリカ人は、ホルナイのneurosisは、まるで、日本人を説明しているようだ、と言ったそうです。ジョンダワーの容赦なき戦争に、書いてあります。

I've read a great many books on psychoanalysis but this has to be up there with the best of them. I can't recall reading another book in which the brief case studies leap so vividly off the page and the thought processes and behaviours described are so clearly and expertly delineated. Whilst she proposes a theory of neurosis, it's not heavy on the theory and is remarkable free of dogma. Whatever school of psychoanalysis you adhere to, this book will sit quite comfortable alongside it, since she is so good at describing people and the problems they present - all of whom are instantly recognizable to all of us.

Received the product before time but the product was of very bad quality with pen marks. The page quality was very very cheap not even a printing paper worse than that (and original copies are never like that.) It was definitely not an original copy. It looked like it was xeroxed and binded together. The seller was Cloudtail. Did not expect this. I requested for a replacement immediately. I hope I get the original one. If the 2nd delivery I receive turns out to be the same I will return again. Will not be accepting a second copy for such an expensive book.