The Neurotic Personality of our time

THE NEUROTIC PERSONALITY OF OUR TIME

Introduction vii
I . Cultural and Psychological Implications of Neuroses 13
II . Reasons for Speaking of a ``Neurotic Personality of
Our Time `` 27
III . Anxiety 36
IV . Anxiety and Hostility 52
V . The Basic Structure of Neuroses 68
VI . The Neurotic Need for Affection 88
VII . Further Characteristics of the Neurotic Need for Affection 99
VIII . Ways of Getting Affection and Sensitivity to Rejection 116
IX . The Role of Sexuality in the Neurotic Need for Affection 126
X . The Quest for Power , Prestige and Possession 138
XI . Neurotic Competitiveness 160
XII . Recoiling from Competition 176
XIII . Neurotic Guilt Feelings 196
XV . The Meaning of Neurotic Suffering
( The Problem of Masochism ) 221
V . Culture and Neurosis 240


Index 249