New Ways in Psychoanalysis

by Karen Horney

Overview

In this influential book, Karen Horney describes the ways that neuroses function as a peculiar struggle for life under adverse conditions—and how psychotherapy can help people free themselves from maladaptive ideas and behaviors. Using examples from her practice and writing in clear, accessible prose, she illuminates psychological processes with insight and empathy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393312300
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	08/17/2000
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	318
Sales rank:	681,571
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Karen Horney (1885-1952) was one of the most influential psychoanalysts of the twentieth century. Her books include Neurosis and Human Growth, The Neurotic Personality of Our Time, New Ways in Psychoanalysis, Our Inner Conflicts, Self-Analysis, Feminine Psychology, Final Lectures, and, as editor, Are You Considering Psychoanalysis?

Table of Contents

	Introduction	7
I.	Fundamentals of Psychoanalysis	17
II.	Some General Premises of Freud's Thinking	37
III.	The Libido Theory	47
IV.	The Oedipus Complex	79
V.	The Concept of Narcissism	88
VI.	Feminine Psychology	101
VII.	The Death Instinct	120
VIII.	The Emphasis on Childhood	133
IX.	The Concept of Transference	154
X.	Culture and Neuroses	168
XI.	The "EGO" and the "ID"	183
XII.	Anxiety	193
XIII.	The Concept of the "Super-Ego"	207
XIV.	Neurotic Guilt Feelings	232
XV.	Masochistic Phenomena	246
XVI.	Psychoanalytic Therapy	276
	Index	307