Horney Flashcards
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Structure of the Personality
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Rejects Freud’s id–ego–superego structure.
Defines personality in terms of three “selves”:
Real self – alive, personal core with growth potential.
Actual self – how the person functions day-to-day.
Idealised self – defensive, omnipotent self-image constructed to deal with inferiority and anxiety