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Karen Horney practiced Neo-Freudian. Not only was she one of the few women that studied Psychoanalysis, she also believed that if one has an accurate conception of themselves, they are free to realize their potential. This was quoted from a book S.Quinn wrote. Being a female also, I found Karen particularly interesting to discuss because she is not only speaking from a woman's standpoint, but an educated standpoint that is backed by a life time's batch of information. Her theory can be applied to work by accepting the fact the basically there are some things we have to cope with and make do with it. Its all about controlling, and what better place to practice her technique than the workplace. As we have been discussing the President's personality, some of us may not like him, but we have to cope with him because he is our Commander and Chief.
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Karen Horney's career began at the Institute for Psychoanalysis in Berlin, where she taught from 1920 to 1932. Karl......

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