Question 1

Some executive coaching programs using principles of the psychodynamic approach, which help executives

Accepted Answer

A)  Be more firm with aggressive followers 
B)  Be more emotionally involved with aggressive followers 
C)  Be more conscious of the dark side of leadership 
D)  Be more conscious and self-aware, which will help them relate to others 
A)  Be more firm with aggressive followers 
B)  Be more emotionally involved with aggressive followers 
C)  Be more conscious of the dark side of leadership 
D)  Be more conscious and self-aware, which will help them relate to others

Question 2

A framework through which we apply a psychodynamic lens to the study of behavior in organizations is

Accepted Answer

A)  A behavioral paradigm 
B)  A psychological paradigm 
C)  A clinical paradigm 
D)  A psychic paradigm 
A)  A behavioral paradigm 
B)  A psychological paradigm 
C)  A clinical paradigm 
D)  A psychic paradigm

Question 3

In Bion's basic assumptions about groups, what is a potential outcome of these pathological regressive processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  People regress to behaviors from childhood 
B)  People are deflected from the main tasks to be performed 
C)  People end up identifying with the aggressor 
D)  People contain their anxiety levels 
A)  People regress to behaviors from childhood 
B)  People are deflected from the main tasks to be performed 
C)  People end up identifying with the aggressor 
D)  People contain their anxiety levels

Question 4

Which post-World War II research groups applied psychodynamic approach to the study of organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carle Clinic 
B)  Greenleaf Institute 
C)  Cornell Medical School 
D)  Harvard Business School 
A)  Carle Clinic 
B)  Greenleaf Institute 
C)  Cornell Medical School 
D)  Harvard Business School

Question 5

Groups in which there is a tendency to split the authority and include avoidance, absenteeism, and resignation are in which of Bion's unconscious assumptions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dependency 
B)  Social defense 
C)  Pairing 
D)  Fight-flight 
A)  Dependency 
B)  Social defense 
C)  Pairing 
D)  Fight-flight

Question 6

What can happen when leaders try to contain anxiety using existing structures and processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced creativity and openness to change 
B)  Ganging up on the group leader 
C)  Higher independence from group leader 
D)  Reduced leader control and impersonality 
A)  Reduced creativity and openness to change 
B)  Ganging up on the group leader 
C)  Higher independence from group leader 
D)  Reduced leader control and impersonality

Question 7

There are four basic premises in the Clinical Paradigm. What do all of these premises have in common as they describe the framework of the psychodynamic approach?

Accepted Answer

The premises describe generally unconsci

Question 8

In the focus on the theatre concept in psychodynamic approach, what does CCRT stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Concepts, Considerations, and Reactive Themes 
B)  Conflictual Considerations and Reactive Teams 
C)  Core Concepts Relationship Teams 
D)  Core Conflictual Relationship Themes 
A)  Concepts, Considerations, and Reactive Themes 
B)  Conflictual Considerations and Reactive Teams 
C)  Core Concepts Relationship Teams 
D)  Core Conflictual Relationship Themes

Question 9

Some scholars researching the psychodynamic approach in organizations look at the dark side of leadership and the atypical successes of leadership. They realize that

Accepted Answer

A)  Leaders, like followers, are not completely rational 
B)  Followers, like leaders, want to have power 
C)  Leaders and followers exchange power for mutual benefit 
D)  People rise to positional leadership roles because they are rational 
A)  Leaders, like followers, are not completely rational 
B)  Followers, like leaders, want to have power 
C)  Leaders and followers exchange power for mutual benefit 
D)  People rise to positional leadership roles because they are rational

Question 10

Groups that are united by the dependency assumption and readily give up their autonomy would likely do well with a leader using which leader behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Directive 
B)  Supportive 
C)  Delegating 
D)  Impoverished 
A)  Directive 
B)  Supportive 
C)  Delegating 
D)  Impoverished

Question 11

One of my employees is acting irrationally. I am certain there is a reasonable explanation for the behavior. I am applying which premise of the clinical paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental life lies outside of conscious awareness 
B)  Human development is an intra- and interpersonal process 
C)  There is rationale behind every act 
D)  How we regulate and express emotions is central to a person's identity 
A)  Mental life lies outside of conscious awareness 
B)  Human development is an intra- and interpersonal process 
C)  There is rationale behind every act 
D)  How we regulate and express emotions is central to a person's identity

Question 12

Which scholar(s) from the Tavistock Institute completed the 17-year "Glacier Project."

Accepted Answer

A)  Menninger and Levinson 
B)  Brown and Jacques 
C)  Zaleznik 
D)  Freud 
A)  Menninger and Levinson 
B)  Brown and Jacques 
C)  Zaleznik 
D)  Freud

Question 13

Mirroring and idealizing can end up having a negative impact on an organization by

Accepted Answer

A)  Leaders admiring and emulating followers 
B)  Followers becoming more like the leader 
C)  Followers becoming more like each other 
D)  Enforcing transferential patterns not based in reality 
A)  Leaders admiring and emulating followers 
B)  Followers becoming more like the leader 
C)  Followers becoming more like each other 
D)  Enforcing transferential patterns not based in reality

Question 14

When do people engage in regressive social defenses to neutralize strong tensions in organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  When individuals express anger toward the leader 
B)  When the organization does not provide protection 
C)  When the organization's anxieties are not properly managed 
D)  When organizations are not functioning properly 
A)  When individuals express anger toward the leader 
B)  When the organization does not provide protection 
C)  When the organization's anxieties are not properly managed 
D)  When organizations are not functioning properly

Question 15

Which scholar described the term "applied clinical practice" when exploring organizational processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gruenfeld 
B)  Zaleznik 
C)  Kats de Vries 
D)  Hirschhorn 
A)  Gruenfeld 
B)  Zaleznik 
C)  Kats de Vries 
D)  Hirschhorn

Question 16

Levinson's work further suggested that systemic organizational problems might be mitigated by

Accepted Answer

A)  A verbal agreement between leaders and followers 
B)  A "psychological contract" between leaders and followers 
C)  A psychological assessment for new employees 
D)  A psychological role analysis prior to hiring 
A)  A verbal agreement between leaders and followers 
B)  A "psychological contract" between leaders and followers 
C)  A psychological assessment for new employees 
D)  A psychological role analysis prior to hiring

Question 17

What do followers do when they are identifying with the aggressor?

Accepted Answer

A)  They threaten others 
B)  They resign 
C)  The hold others to a higher standard 
D)  They threaten the leader 
A)  They threaten others 
B)  They resign 
C)  The hold others to a higher standard 
D)  They threaten the leader

Question 18

The essence of how psychodynamic approach informs us about effective leadership is

Accepted Answer

A)  Human behavior is rooted in the underlying motives that govern such behavior 
B)  Human behavior is rooted in emotional intelligence principles 
C)  Human behavior is rooted in the principles of Freudian psychology 
D)  Human behavior can be learned 
A)  Human behavior is rooted in the underlying motives that govern such behavior 
B)  Human behavior is rooted in emotional intelligence principles 
C)  Human behavior is rooted in the principles of Freudian psychology 
D)  Human behavior can be learned

Question 19

In the workplace, we act out core conflictual relationship themes onto others and then react to others based on

Accepted Answer

A)  Their perceived reactions 
B)  Their actual actions 
C)  Their perceived emotions 
D)  Their demonstrated emotions 
A)  Their perceived reactions 
B)  Their actual actions 
C)  Their perceived emotions 
D)  Their demonstrated emotions

Question 20

The essence of leadership according to the psychodynamic approach is

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to understand the emotion-behavior connection 
B)  Removing difficult task characteristics helps followers develop 
C)  The ability to use motivational patterns to influence others 
D)  Removing conflictual follower interactions leads to leader success 
A)  The ability to understand the emotion-behavior connection 
B)  Removing difficult task characteristics helps followers develop 
C)  The ability to use motivational patterns to influence others 
D)  Removing conflictual follower interactions leads to leader success

Some executive coaching programs using principles of the psychodynamic approach, which help executives

A framework through which we apply a psychodynamic lens to the study of behavior in organizations is

In Bion's basic assumptions about groups, what is a potential outcome of these pathological regressive processes?

Which post-World War II research groups applied psychodynamic approach to the study of organizations?

Groups in which there is a tendency to split the authority and include avoidance, absenteeism, and resignation are in which of Bion's unconscious assumptions?

What can happen when leaders try to contain anxiety using existing structures and processes?

There are four basic premises in the Clinical Paradigm. What do all of these premises have in common as they describe the framework of the psychodynamic approach?

In the focus on the theatre concept in psychodynamic approach, what does CCRT stand for?

Some scholars researching the psychodynamic approach in organizations look at the dark side of leadership and the atypical successes of leadership. They realize that

Groups that are united by the dependency assumption and readily give up their autonomy would likely do well with a leader using which leader behavior?

One of my employees is acting irrationally. I am certain there is a reasonable explanation for the behavior. I am applying which premise of the clinical paradigm?

Which scholar(s) from the Tavistock Institute completed the 17-year "Glacier Project."

Mirroring and idealizing can end up having a negative impact on an organization by

When do people engage in regressive social defenses to neutralize strong tensions in organizations?

Which scholar described the term "applied clinical practice" when exploring organizational processes?

Levinson's work further suggested that systemic organizational problems might be mitigated by

What do followers do when they are identifying with the aggressor?

The essence of how psychodynamic approach informs us about effective leadership is

In the workplace, we act out core conflictual relationship themes onto others and then react to others based on

The essence of leadership according to the psychodynamic approach is

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Exam 12: Psychodynamic Approach

Some executive coaching programs using principles of the psychodynamic approach, which help executives

A framework through which we apply a psychodynamic lens to the study of behavior in organizations is

In Bion's basic assumptions about groups, what is a potential outcome of these pathological regressive processes?

Which post-World War II research groups applied psychodynamic approach to the study of organizations?

Groups in which there is a tendency to split the authority and include avoidance, absenteeism, and resignation are in which of Bion's unconscious assumptions?

What can happen when leaders try to contain anxiety using existing structures and processes?

There are four basic premises in the Clinical Paradigm. What do all of these premises have in common as they describe the framework of the psychodynamic approach?

In the focus on the theatre concept in psychodynamic approach, what does CCRT stand for?

Some scholars researching the psychodynamic approach in organizations look at the dark side of leadership and the atypical successes of leadership. They realize that

Groups that are united by the dependency assumption and readily give up their autonomy would likely do well with a leader using which leader behavior?

One of my employees is acting irrationally. I am certain there is a reasonable explanation for the behavior. I am applying which premise of the clinical paradigm?

Which scholar(s) from the Tavistock Institute completed the 17-year "Glacier Project."

Mirroring and idealizing can end up having a negative impact on an organization by

When do people engage in regressive social defenses to neutralize strong tensions in organizations?

Which scholar described the term "applied clinical practice" when exploring organizational processes?

Levinson's work further suggested that systemic organizational problems might be mitigated by

What do followers do when they are identifying with the aggressor?

The essence of how psychodynamic approach informs us about effective leadership is

In the workplace, we act out core conflictual relationship themes onto others and then react to others based on

The essence of leadership according to the psychodynamic approach is

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Leader Member Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Gender and Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters