Karen Horney was a German psychoanalyst who practiced in the United States for the later part of her career. Her theories challenged several traditional Freudian views, particularly around sexuality and the instinct-driven basis Freud gave to psychoanalysis, and she is credited with helping found feminist psychology through her rejection of Freud's theory of penis envy. Like Alfred Adler, she traced psychological differences between men and women to society and culture rather than to biology.
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BirthplaceBlankenese, Germany, near Hamburg 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionQuestioned traditional Freudian views on sexuality and the instinct orientation of psychoanalysis, and is credited with founding feminist psychology in response to Freud's theory of penis envy. 1 Connections
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Horney is also credited with founding feminist psychology in response to Freud's theory of penis envy.
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Horney was born Karen Danielsen on 16 September 1885 in Blankenese, Germany, near Hamburg.
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Karen Horney
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