This text sets forth a model for the origin and structure of neurosis. It describes the ways that neuroses function as a peculiar struggle for life under adverse conditions - and how psychotherapy can help people free themselves from maladaptive ideas and behaviour.

In this influential book, Karen Horney describes the ways that neurosesfunction as a peculiar struggle for life under adverse conditions--and how psychotherapy can help people free themselves from maladaptiveideas and behaviors. Using examples from her practice and writing inclear, accessible prose, she illuminates psychological processes withinsight and empathy.