К. HORNEY's list of neurotic needs. (Adapted from Horney, 1942, 1945.)
1. Neurotic need for affection and approval. An indiscriminate wish to please others and to live up to their еxpectations. Living for the good opinion of others and being extremely sensitive to any sign of rejection or unfriendliness.
2. Neurotic need for a "partner" who will take over one's life. Parasitically overvaluing love. Feeling extremely afraid of being deserted and left alone.
3. Neurotic need to restrict one's life within narrow borders. Being extremely undemanding, content with little, preferring to remain inconspicuous.
4. Neurotic need for power. Craving of power for its own sake, glorifying strenght and having a contempt for weakness. May also be reflected in intellectual exploitation or in the belief that one can accomplish anything simply by exterting will power.
5. Neurotic need to exploit others. Using others to your own advantage.
6. Neurotic need for prestige. Basing one's self-evaluation on public recognition received.
7. Neurotic need for personal admiration. Having an inflated picture of oneself and wishing to be admired on this basis, not for whatt one really is.
8. Neurotic ambition for personal achievements. Waiting to be the very best as a result of basic insecurity.
9. Neurotic need for self-sufficiency and independence. Setting oneself apart from others, becoming a "loner" and refusing to be tied down to anyone or anything because of disappointment in attempts to find warm, satisfying relationships with people.
10. Neurotic need for perfection and unassailabiliti. Trying to make oneself impregnable and infallible. Constantly searching for flaws in oneself so that they may be covered up before becoming obvious to others.
(C. S. Carver, M. F. Scheier - ”Perspectives on Personality”. Boston, 1988.)

К. HORNEY's list of neurotic needs. (Adapted from Horney, 1942, 1945.)
1. Neurotic need for affection and approval. An indiscriminate wish to please others and to live up to their еxpectations. Living for the good opinion of others and being extremely sensitive to any sign of rejection or unfriendliness.
2. Neurotic need for a "partner" who will take over one's life. Parasitically overvaluing love. Feeling extremely afraid of being deserted and left alone.
3. Neurotic need to restrict one's life within narrow borders. Being extremely undemanding, content with little, preferring to remain inconspicuous.
4. Neurotic need for power. Craving of power for its own sake, glorifying strenght and having a contempt for weakness. May also be reflected in intellectual exploitation or in the belief that one can accomplish anything simply by exterting will power.
5. Neurotic need to exploit others. Using others to your own advantage.
6. Neurotic need for prestige. Basing one's self-evaluation on public recognition received.
7. Neurotic need for personal admiration. Having an inflated picture of oneself and wishing to be admired on this basis, not for whatt one really is.
8. Neurotic ambition for personal achievements. Waiting to be the very best as a result of basic insecurity.
9. Neurotic need for self-sufficiency and independence. Setting oneself apart from others, becoming a "loner" and refusing to be tied down to anyone or anything because of disappointment in attempts to find warm, satisfying relationships with people.
10. Neurotic need for perfection and unassailabiliti. Trying to make oneself impregnable and infallible. Constantly searching for flaws in oneself so that they may be covered up before becoming obvious to others.
(C. S. Carver, M. F. Scheier - ”Perspectives on Personality”. Boston, 1988.)