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Gender issues and Horney theory

Gender issues and Horney theory The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 51, No. 3, 1991 Alexandra Symonds In recent years there has been a revival of interest in the theories of Karen Homey stimulated by the women's movement. Women in the field of mental health have taken a new look at Horney's contribution to psy- choanalysis, especially her critique of Freud's theory of feminine psychol- ogy. The focus has been primarily on Horney's early papers published in Feminine Psychology (Homey, 1967). Few people have gone beyond these early papers to understand Horney's later contribution--her own unique theory of neurotic character structure. A true understanding of Horney's contribution to psychoanalysis must be seen in two phases. In the first phase, from the early 1920s to the late 1930s, Horney's work was within the context of Freudian language and structure and represented attempts at adding to Freud's theory or revising it. In her later more developed phase Horney produced her own theory of neurosis and neurotic character structure using her own terminology. In the first phase Horney's contributions were largely in the area of feminine psychology. Later, after moving away from the Freudian model, Horney's theory was not gender-specific. In her own theory, Homey does not http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Gender issues and Horney theory

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Springer Journals
Copyright
1991 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
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1573-6741
DOI
10.1007/BF01249252
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Abstract

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 51, No. 3, 1991 Alexandra Symonds In recent years there has been a revival of interest in the theories of Karen Homey stimulated by the women's movement. Women in the field of mental health have taken a new look at Horney's contribution to psy- choanalysis, especially her critique of Freud's theory of feminine psychol- ogy. The focus has been primarily on Horney's early papers published in Feminine Psychology (Homey, 1967). Few people have gone beyond these early papers to understand Horney's later contribution--her own unique theory of neurotic character structure. A true understanding of Horney's contribution to psychoanalysis must be seen in two phases. In the first phase, from the early 1920s to the late 1930s, Horney's work was within the context of Freudian language and structure and represented attempts at adding to Freud's theory or revising it. In her later more developed phase Horney produced her own theory of neurosis and neurotic character structure using her own terminology. In the first phase Horney's contributions were largely in the area of feminine psychology. Later, after moving away from the Freudian model, Horney's theory was not gender-specific. In her own theory, Homey does not

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The American Journal of PsychoanalysisSpringer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 1991

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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