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Karen Horney (1885 - 1952) |
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Karen Horney (1885 - 1952) |
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| Biography |
| 1885: Karen Horney is born near Hamburg, Germany |
| 1913: Earns medical degree from the University of Berlin; marries a classmate just prior to this |
| 1915: Suffers from depression caused by stress and undergoes Freudian analysis |
| 1919: Begins taking on her own patients for analysis |
| 1920 to 1932: Becomes an instructor at the Institute for Psychoanalysis in Berlin |
| 1932: Emigrates to
the United States and takes a position as Associate Director of the Chicago
Institute for Psychoanalysis |
| 1934: Moves to New York City and begins teaching at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute |
| 1941: Helped to found
and became Dean of the American Institute for Psychoanalysis, as well as
the American Institute for Psychoanalysis, and the American Journal of Psychoanalysis. Shortly after she begins teaching at the New York Medical College |
| 1952: Karen Horney
dies, remaining the editor of the journal she founded and Dean of the American
Institute for Psychoanalysis as well as continuing to publish papers right up until her death |
| Viewpoints: |
| Among that which Horney took issue with was orthodox Freudianism, a direct result of her prior experience with it herself. During the 1920's, Horney published many papers which dealt with the orthodox Freudianism, more specifically it's connection to female psycho sexuality. During the 1930's she continued her study, developing her theories regarding the importance of sociocultural factors in human development. At the time, this idea was considered heretically most of Freud's loyal followers. It is ultimately their refusal to accept her theories that prompted her to co-found the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis in 1941. |
| Selected Publications: |
| Books:
The Neurotic Personality of Our Time New Ways in Psychoanalysis Self-Analysis Our Inner Conflicts Are You Considering Psychoanalysis Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Toward Self-Realization Feminine Psychology Final Lectures on Psychoanalytic Technique She also wrote numerous articles, essays, and scientific papers which she had published |
| Sources: |
| Books:
Bartkowski, Frances and Wendy Kolmar. Feminist Theory: A Reader. Mayfield Publishing Company, Mountain View, CA: 2000. Myers, David G. Psychology. Worth Publishers, Holland, Michigan: 1998. Web:
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