How could Horney’s concept of basic anxiety explain Steve’s relationships with women?
What will be an ideal response?
Basic anxiety, a feeling of insecurity, according to Horney, develops out of feelings of being unloved. We combat basic anxiety in any number of ways. One way is through withdrawal, which is when someone distances themselves from others by becoming emotionally detached. Although Steve develops sexual relationships with women, he does not become emotionally involved with them. He is using withdrawal, most likely due to the fact that his mother was emotionally detached, which probably made him feel unloved.
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