David, a 40-year-old male, has always been driven to achieve a great deal at work and also to create art through painting and sculpting. According to Horney, David is driven to perform these behaviors as

a) a result of his inborn hypercompetitiveness with other males.
b) compensation for his inability to bear children.
c) a result of his inborn hypercompetitiveness with females.
d) a way to deal with his unconscious castration fears.

Ans: b) compensation for his inability to bear children.

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