Horney's Theory of Personality
Karen Horney's personality theory, a departure from Freudian psychoanalysis, centers on the individual's potential for self-realization and the pursuit of a healthy self. Her work reinterpreted Freudian ideas through a cultural lens, arguing that personality differences and jealousies between genders are rooted in societal structures and privileges rather than biology.
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