Horney agreed with Freud about the:

a. importance of the early childhood years in shaping the adult personality.
b. primacy of instincts.
c. dominant role of the unconscious.
d. greater impact of biological forces as compared to social factors on personality.

ANS: A
PTS: 1
A-HEAD: The Childhood Need for Safety and Security
REF: 139
FEEDBACK: Horney agreed with Freud on one major point—the importance of the early years of childhood in shaping the adult personality. However, she differed from him on the specifics of how personality is formed.

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