The Karen Horney was born in Germany on September 16, 1885. Her father was of Norwegian descent who was a sea captain and an authoritarian. She was turned away from religion and authority figures early in her life by her strict father. Her relationship with her father was void. Karen and her siblings called him the "Bible Thrower" because that it what he did when he got angry. Her father was not supportive of her goals and aspirations. Her mother was of Dutch descent and 19 years younger than her father. Her relationships with her mother was just the very opposite. Karen's mother was very nurturing and very supportive of Karen's goals and aspirations and encouraged her to pursue them.
In 1906, she entered medical school to earn her degree to become a doctor. In 1909, she married law student Oscar Horney and earned her medical degree from the University of Berlin in 1913. While suffering from depression caused by stress in 1915 she underwent Freudian analysis. From 1920......

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