Personality Theory Hhs 310

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Personality Theory: Neurosis Brittany Nelson HHS 310 Instructor Smith There are many different theories involving personality among people in our society. These different personalities can occur through different people because not everybody is the same. In my case, I chose the Neurotic theory because this theory relates to my personality for the most part. Neurotic theories have been brought from the theorist Karen Horney. Karen Horney had come up with the best theory for Neurosis and it relates to me because I can agree with the needs that it calls for an individual. Even though there are different, personality traits explained in our society now, through its origin, principles, validity, and application, it justifiably aligns with my perspective. Neurotic theory came from the theorists, Karen Horney, who felt like this theory was an attempt to make life better as a way of interpersonal control coping. (Boeree, 2006) In the article, the author leads the reader all the way up into Karen Horney’s life as she begins her journeys as a theorist. After her husband died, she came to New York and there she begins to develop different theories on neurosis. Neurosis principles, I can agree with most of the needs that she came up with in my perspective. The first one is affection in which I can adapt to, Karen states that everyone has a neurotic need for affection but do not really persist because the individual may not expect it. The second one I can see myself as the need for a partner and be that I can conquer all. The next one is the need for social recognition in which I have perspective in because I definitely would like to feel appreciated as well. Karen also states that with this need sometimes people feel ignored, I would not say that I’m afraid to being ignored but I don’t agree with it. Another need or principle with neurosis that puts into my perspective

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