Which statement does not reflect Horney's views about childhood?
a. The fulfillment of safety needs of children can ensure their endurance to traumatic events.
b. Biological forces are more important than social forces in shaping personality.
c. There should be no discrimination based on gender.
d. A child's security depends entirely on how the parents treat the child.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: An early feminist, she argued that psychoanalysis focused more on men's development than on women's. Horney believed that social forces in childhood, not biological forces, influence personality development. Horney believed that childhood was dominated by the safety need, by which she meant the need for security and freedom from fear. A child's security depends entirely on how the parents treat the child.
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