Essay - Freud's Religion and Horney's Neurosis This Paper Looks at the...

Freud's Religion and Horney's neurosis

This paper looks at the works of Freud and his book The Future of an Illusion ***** Horney's Our Conflicts: A Constructive Theory of Neurosis, discussing how they interact *****d ***** Horney ***** at neuroses whilst Freud looks at the form***** of how religion is formed as an illusion to a higher figure

*****'s ***** *****nd Horney's neurosis: a match made on the couch

In ***** beginning of his career as a psychologist Freud believed ***** would all be seen to have a cause rather than be inexplicable and had attempts at trying ***** link the psychological and the biological toge*****r in a single theory. However, t***** does no***** appear to have been accepted with ***** much enthusiasm as his ide***** regarding sexuality, development and guilt. These he placed as having the cause if a desire or drive which could ********** be expressed openly but ***** our bodies could still be seen ***** *****ttempt to control.

There have *****en many ********** ***** psychologists have attempted ***** find answers that match or compare with Freuds'. However few have managed to out think his ********** although some have come close.

***** of these is Karen H*****ney, she has been hailed as one of the greatest post Freudian psychoanalysts ***** ***** time, her concepts and understandings on neurosis along ***** the simple understanding of anxiety, her idealized views give a full insight in***** the self im*****gery ***** human compulsion. (Horney, 1993).

***** ***** are useful for understanding ***** behavior, this is not only b*****ic behavioural problems ***** also ***** to diagnose any disorders w*****e personalities ***** critical involved with ***** and diagnosed formally. (Horney, 1993).

Freud has one argument that deals with religion in his "The Future of an Illusion." His religious ideals are seen as "*****s and fulfilments of ***** oldest, strongest ***** most urgent wishes ***** mank*****d. The secret of their strength lies in the ***** ***** those wishes (Freud, 1989)

***** this Freud vie*****d the child's nightmares ***** "terrifying impression of helplessness" ***** brought forth ***** need for a strong, protective *****nd loyal father figure, he argued that religious ideals were built out ***** a need for a father ***** (or mother figure), these needs were a fund*****mental principle of Freud's views on illusions ***** *****times delusions were actually a part of being disconnected from reality. (Freud, 1989)

***** we compare these views ***** those of Karen Horney's in her book "***** Inner Conflicts" as she develops a theory of neurosis that is b*****ed on the simple conflicts and attitudes that allow ***** a positive and negative dynamic form around people. (Horney, 1993).

Horney's ***** is ***** ***** of spirituality rather it gives identifying and corrective analysis on a persons own inner conflicts ***** pl*****ces them as a set point in a persons own spiritual understand*****g and practice, she ***** traces the pathways and crossways of the inner mind and *****ting ***** roots firmly into an understanding. (Horney, 1993).

Moreover, to understand Horney's ***** *****