Women's Psychology

Author: Karen Horney (USA)
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Publication Date: 2000-08-01
Features: Karen Horney was a pioneer in analytical psychology and raised objections to some of Freud's theories on sexual psychological development, particularly those concerning female sexual psychological development. In this collection of essays, many articles were previously unavailable in English. On the issue of feminine sexuality, she injected keen clinical observations and rigorously tested her own hypotheses as well as the hypotheses elaborated by Freud's system. The issues she discussed included sexual frigidity, marital problems, the ideal of monogamy, mistrust between the sexes, premenstrual tension, and the psychological factors contributing to female functional disorders. The author consistently integrates her experiences into the treatment, while also evaluating psychological factors against the backdrop of cultural influences.