Basic hostility

Basic hostility is a psychological concept first described by psychoanalyst Karen Horney. Horney described it as a bad attitude which child develops as a result of "basic evil". Horney generally defines basic evil as "invariably the lack of genuine warmth and affection".[1] Basic evil includes all range of inappropriate parental behavior – from lack of affection to abuse

The pattern of basic hostility

According to Horney, some children find Basic Hostility to be an aggressive coping strategy and continue using it to deal with life's problems.

See also

References

  1. Horney, Karen. The neurotic personality of our time. WW Norton & Company, 1994.

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