... take action, and the reward for passivity is love. Karen Horney concluded that Masochism represents an attempt to achieve personal safety and satisfaction by appearing inconspicuous and dependent. Thus, Horney's explanation of "feminine psychology" suggests that social change might be able to remedy traits deemed undesirable. Rather than attributing the adolescent female's renunciation of the "active" role in life to the ... ...

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