... approval. Aggressive types deal with anxieties by aggression towards others. Withdrawn/detached types suppress emotion and their motto is 'do not touch me'. While a well-structured theory, with distinct descriptions of personality styles, Maltby, Day & Macaskill, (2010) argue that Horney's concepts are essentially vague and lack testability. By basing her theory in large part on the evidence of her patients ... ...

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