According to Horney, neurotic needs are:
a. irrational defenses against anxiety.
b. spontaneous and seemingly purposeless behaviors.
c. the innate needs to understand and overcome difficulties.
d. consciously planned aspects of behavior.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Horney listed 10 needs that she termed neurotic needs because they are irrational solutions to one's problems. She believed that any of the self-protective mechanisms could become so permanent a part of the personality that it assumes the characteristics of a drive or need in determining the individual's behavior.
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