Why it matters
Drives neurotic strategies.
Core term · Karen Horney
Basic Anxiety
Horney’s sense of feeling small and alone in a world that feels potentially hostile.
Areas of life
Relationshipschildhoodself-worth
How to handle it
Look for the fear underneath control, withdrawal, or approval-seeking.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
Bring it to your own life
Questions in this spirit
A term is just an idea until you apply it. Answer one.
From concept to practice
Turn Basic Anxiety into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.