Discuss Horney's concepts of neurotic needs and neurotic trends.

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The Answer is A.Horney originally identified 10 categories of neurotic needs that underlie the attempts of neurotics to combat basic anxiety.One person may use several neurotic needs in an attempt to deal with other people.
B.The 10 neurotic needs are (1) the need for affection and approval, (2) the need for a powerful partner, (3) the need to restrict one's life within narrow borders, (4) the need for power, (5) the need to exploit others, (6) the need for social recognition or prestige, (7) the need for personal admiration, (8) the need for ambition and personal achievement, (9) the need for self-sufficiency and independence,and (10) the need for perfection and unassailability.
C.Later,Horney grouped these 10 neurotic needs into three basic attitudes,or neurotic trends.The three neurotic trends are (1) moving toward people,which includes neurotic needs 1,2,and 3; (2) moving against people,which includes neurotic needs 4,5,6,7,and 8; and (3) moving away from people,which includes neurotic needs 9 and 10.
D.Each of the three neurotic trends has a normal analog.Moving toward people translates as a friendly,loving attitude in normal people; moving against people has a normal analog of survivability in a competitive society; and the normal analog for moving away from people is an autonomous and serene attitude.

Discuss Horney's Concepts of Neurotic Needs and Neurotic Trends