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Horney's Theory Of Self Identity

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He avoids on depending on others for help but at the same time does not show them how it has affected them, well at first it might be a sign of rejection from his father’s side as he stayed with his mother during their moving around with his mother, while his father is present with another child (Viljoen et al., 2008).This all then falls within the interpersonal styles mentioned by Horney where George portrays a detached type of style where he develops a tendency of dealing with things by withdrawing from taking part in any situation at present “that is his way of handling …show more content…

This is done by knowing how a particular theory shows how a specific stimulus of a behavior or perspective and impacts it has on how things turn out to be. As a result through proper understanding and interaction in this assignment it all links to our life’s experiences that are provoked by our anxiety towards a situation and knowledge that with every challenge/situation/ experiences we face or run away from it will eventually change our personality (Viljoen et al.,

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