Neurotic needs are coping techniques that are developed in response to basic anxiety. They are insatiable demands that are set up to alleviate the anxiety, but paradoxically lead to even more anxiety. Examples include the need for affection and approval, or the need for power and control.

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Neurotic Needs Are

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Neurotic needs are

A) the needs of neurotics to overcome their neuroses
B) the ergs and regnancies that conspire to cripple the ego in its fight to fulfill basic needs
C) coping techniques composed of insatiable demands developed in response to basic anxiety
D) a series of symptoms that are set up each to defend against the other in the struggle to satisfy both social and physical needs

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