Sigmund Freud is considered the father of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology and a theory of human behaviour. ... The Oedipus complex to her was essentially a social conflict: clinging to one parent and jealousy of the other was anxiety caused by a disturbance in the parent-child relationship - a relational view. ... By emphasizing social and cultural influences, dimensions she felt Freud overlooked, not only did Horney challenge Freud's psychosexual view of personality, she pioneered a new dimension to psychological thought: gender-based psychology. ... In doi...

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