The Neurotic Personality of Our Time (International Library of Psychology) (Library Binding)

by KAREN HORNEY (Author) "WE USE the term "neurotic" quite freely today without always having, however, a clear conception of what it denotes..." (more)
Key Phrases: neurotic competitiveness, obtaining affection, neurotic need for affection, New Introductory Lectures, Ruth Benedict, Sigmund Freud (more...)

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Product Description
Routledge is now re-issuing this prestigious series of 204 volumes originally published between 1910 and 1965. The titles include works by key figures such asC.G. Jung, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Otto Rank, James Hillman, Erich Fromm, Karen Horney and Susan Isaacs. Each volume is available on its own, as part of a themed mini-set, or as part of a specially-priced 204-volume set. A brochure listing each title in the International Library of Psychology series is available upon request.

About the Author
Karen Horney (1885?) was also the author of The Neurotic Personality of Our Time. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 3040 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; Reprint edition (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415210968
• ISBN-13: 978-0415210966
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,881,113 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opener, March 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Neurotic Personality of Our Time (Paperback)

Although the importance of the work of Karen Horney is sometimes downplayed, this is one of the best books I have read in my life. Far from incomprehensible language and theories that seem much more far from reality that the ones they are supposed to apply to, this book is an easy read for everyone, and I could understand simple mechanisms that therapists take years to reveal. Karen Horney does not try to place sex as an explanation for everything that you do or think.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Horney Was a Genius, March 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Neurotic Personality of Our Time (Paperback)

Horney revolutionalized analysis. She found societal roots for neurotic behavior and detailed how the intrapsychic processes get projected onto others in a way that could be understood. She changed the language of psychoanalysis -- she made it make sense and so helped thousands and thousands make sense of their lives. Cognitive therapy really started here.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book on Personality, May 6, 2008

By	Enneagram Fan (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Neurotic Personality of Our Time (Paperback)

I would highly recommend this book to every student of personality, psychology, and/or human character. Essentially the book is about neurotic styles. Earlier this week I read an article saying that Freudianism is dead; this cannot really be true, because Horney's books describe reality. She has a very lucid prose style that's all the more impressive considering that German is her native language. I plan to read her books over for the rest of my life. I will say that if you are TOO neurotic, you may find this painful to read.