Describe your personality in terms of Horney’s major adjustment techniques. (You can even describe a fictional person rather than yourself). Do you move toward, against, or away from people with about equal frequency? If not, which of the three do you emphasize?
Using Horney’s theory, attempt to explain why you use the major adjustment techniques the way you do. According to Horney, “should” statements are a manifestation of neuroticism and represent false needs that are created to avoid real ones. Should all “shoulds” fit this description? To what extent could “shoulds” be healthy or productive for an individual? Should they be avoided altogether?