Freud and Karen Horney were two very important figures in psychology.

        Freud came up with a theory stating that women have features that create insecurities of being female and would be instead a male because of the contrast in anatomy. Karen believed the opposite of Freud; she believed that men had insecurities and that they envied female anatomy. Karen did agree with Freud on one aspect; that females envy male.  She agreed with him not because of the male anatomy but through the status society gives men.

        Another theory they both had different views on was the theory of defense mechanism. Freud believed that the lack of sex and innate behavior was the main cause of anxiety however Karen believed that anxiety could be the result of many things not just lacks of sex. To prove her theory she created a list known as Horney’s Neurotic Needs; which is used till today. This includes indifference, erratic behavior, lack of respect for the child's individual needs, lack of proper guidance, disparaging attitudes, too much admiration or the lack of it, lack of reliable warmth, having to take sides in parental disagreements, too much or too little responsibility, over-protection, isolation from the other children, injustice, and discrimination

In conclusion Freud and Karen Horney were two very important figures in psychology. They both presented very believable theories but were both at opposite poles. Freud’s theory was mainly based on anatomy and sex while Karen Horney believed that there was more to it than just sex; she believed that it had to with cultural dysfunction.

References

http://internationalpsychoanalysis.net/wpcontent/uploads/2011/02/FreudHorney.pdf