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Karen Horney [horn-eye], née Danielsen was a German Freudian psychoanalyst of Norwegian and Dutch descent. Her theories questioned some traditional Freudian views, particularly his theory of sexuality, as well as the instinct orientation of psychoanalysis and its genetic psychology. As such, she is often classified as "neo-Freudian".
From her experiences as a psychiatrist, Horney named ten patterns of neurotic needs according to what she called coping strategies.
