PSY 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Karen Horney, Carl Jung, God Complex
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Karen horney: biographical information/ key contributions. Giant oak drops acorns that sprout into their own tree (neo-freudians) Many followers left and formed their own schools of psychology (viewed as blasphemous sacrilegious; has a god complex) Emphasis on social and cultural influences on personality. Alfred adler (1870-1937: someone who goes against the status quo; often used in a military context (rebellion against a substantial force) Early childhood marked by illness, awareness of death (sister passed away), jealousy of older brother. Illness led to desire to be a doctor, but was not a top student. Specialized in ophthalmology (eye doctor), general practice and finally psychiatry. 1/4 initial invitees to the wednesday society (1902). Was close to his father dismissed oedipal complex and disagreed with other core psychoanalytic ideas (unconscious, infantile sexuality, primacy of the sexual motive) Broke with freud and founded society for individual psychology . Several commonalities: u of vienna, ethnicity jewish, profession doctors.
