A counsellor uses Karen Horney's view to explain how Kavya came to fe…

A counsellor uses Karen Horney's view to explain how Kavya came to feel deep resentment toward her parents. Arrange the following in the order in which they occur:

(A) Kavya feels deep resentment toward her parents, called basic hostility
(B) Kavya's parents behave towards her in an indifferent, discouraging and erratic way
(C) A feeling called basic anxiety develops in Kavya
(D) Kavya comes to feel insecure

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → B, D, C, A

(B) Kavya's parents behave towards her in an indifferent, discouraging and erratic way — First. Horney traces disorders to disturbed relationships in childhood. The chain starts with the parents' indifferent, discouraging and erratic behaviour.

(D) Kavya comes to feel insecure — Second. This parental behaviour first makes the child feel insecure.

(C) A feeling called basic anxiety develops in Kavya — Third. Out of this insecurity, a feeling called basic anxiety results.

(A) Kavya feels deep resentment toward her parents, called basic hostility — Fourth. Basic hostility comes last, because the deep resentment toward parents occurs due to this anxiety. It is an effect of basic anxiety, not its cause.

NCERT (2026-27): “Karen Horney : Optimism …
Horney’s major contribution lies in her challenge to Freud’s treatment of women as inferior. According to her, each sex has attributes to be admired by the other, and neither sex can be viewed as superior or inferior. She countered that women were more likely to be affected by social and cultural factors than by biological factors. She argued that psychological disorders were caused by disturbed interpersonal relationship during childhood. When parents’ behaviour toward a child is indifferent, discouraging, and erratic, the child feels insecure and a feeling called basic anxiety results. Deep resentment toward parents or basic hostility occurs due to this anxiety. …”