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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…

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science · German psychoanalyst (1885–1952) · psychiatrist · psychoanalyst · writer · psychotherapist · physician · also Karen Horney, Karen Danielssen Horney, Horney

Born 16 September 1885 · Died 4 December 1952 · Q71020

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Cierpienie może mieć dla neurotyka bezpośrednią wartość obronną, stanowiąc częstokroć jedyną formę obrony przed grożącym niebezpieczeństwem. Oskarżając siebie neurotyk unika cudzych zarzutów i oskarża innych; sprawiając wrażenie chorego i głupiego, unika wymówek; dewaluując siebie unika groźby współzawodnictwa, a cierpienie, które jednocześnie ściąga na siebie, jest zarazem środkiem obrony.
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2026· 1 entry

Aug 15, 2026Documented record69% confidence

AOL: Karen Horney's Insight on Building Inner Strength and Finding Your Unique Path

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1955· 1 entry

May 6, 1955Documented record70% confidence

In New York City to honor Horney's achievements

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1952· 2 entries

Dec 4, 1952Documented record86% confidence

Died 1952-12-04.

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“Cierpienie może mieć dla neurotyka bezpośrednią wartość obronną, stanowiąc częstokroć jedyną formę obrony przed grożącym niebezpieczeństwem. Oskarżając siebie neurotyk unika cudzych zarzutów i oskarża innych; sprawiając wrażenie chorego i głupiego, unika wymówek; dewaluując siebie unika groźby współzawodnictwa, a cierpienie, które jednocześnie ściąga na siebie, jest zarazem środkiem obrony.”

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1946· 1 entry

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Entitled Are You Considering Psychoanalysis

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1941· 1 entry

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And founded the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis; she became Dean of the American Institute of Psychoanalysis, a training institute for those who were interested in Horney's organization

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1937· 1 entry

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Published The Neurotic Personality of Our Time, which had wide popular readership

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1934· 1 entry

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Horney continued to write, taught technique courses, treated clients privately, and served as a psychiatrist for the United Jewish Aid Society

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1932· 1 entry

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And her daughters moved to the United States

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1926· 1 entry

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Horney and her husband separated; they would divorce in 1937

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1920· 1 entry

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Horney was a founding member of the Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute

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1906· 1 entry

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At the University of Freiburg, one of the first institutions in Germany to enroll women in medical courses

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1904· 1 entry

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When Karen was 19, her mother left her father (without divorcing him), taking the children with her

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1885· 1 entry

Sep 16, 1885Documented record86% confidence

Born 1885-09-16.

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