Question 1

Historically,leadership scholars

Accepted Answer

A) Have avoided studying emotions in leadership 
B) Have avoided studying leadership behaviors 
C) Have avoided the psychological realm of organizational life 
D) Have avoided studying personality and leadership

Question 2

The Kets de Vries Neurotic Organization Study created a new framework for analysis of organizations proposing that

Accepted Answer

A) Organizations have their own set of psychological neuroses 
B) Followers set the psychological structure of organizations 
C) Neuroses of a top leader can be recreated throughout the organization 
D) Social dreaming is a way of defining meaning for the organization

Question 3

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

Question 4

Which premise of the clinical paradigm describes how emotions are related to life experiences and can have both positive and negative connotations that affect the choices we make?

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

When I am leading my group of followers,sometimes I say or do things that I really do not understand and that do not seem to be part of my typical way of dealing with issues.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

Question 8

Which of the following is not a key concept within the Psychodynamic Approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Focus on the inner theatre 
B) Focus on the leader-follower relationships 
C) Focus on the behavioral norms of organizations 
D) Focus on the shadow side of leadership

Question 9

The underlying premise of the psychodynamic approach is that irrational behaviors are the downfall of organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

I have developed emotional intelligence through many years working as a leader at many levels.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

Question 11

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

Question 12

Criticisms of the psychodynamic approach include

Accepted Answer

A) It addresses undercurrents of organizational life 
B) It focuses on dysfunctional and atypical behaviors 
C) It does not lend itself to training seminars 
D) It provides prescriptions for effective interpersonal leadership

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which premise of the clinical paradigm states that there is a logical explanation behind every human act?

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 one regulates and expresses emotions is central to a person's identity

Question 15

Our early experiences with key individuals like early caregivers contribute to how we respond to people in other contexts with different people. These responses can be described as

Accepted Answer

A) Repeated response patterns 
B) Conflictual response patterns 
C) Reactive team patterns 
D) Emotional response patterns

Question 16

Psychodynamic approach focuses primarily on the leader's personality and leadership style,while broader systemic organizational issues remain in the background. This is

Accepted Answer

A) Not an accurate description of the approach 
B) Good,because leader personality is critical to team success 
C) A strength of the approach 
D) A criticism of the approach

Question 17

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

Question 18

It is the undercurrents of human behavior that psychodynamic approach attempts to understand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An unconscious assumption whereby people join with a group or another person who is seen as powerful and will help them cope with anxiety is called

Accepted Answer

A) Fight-flight 
B) Dependency 
C) Pairing 
D) Power sharing

Question 20

Which is not a social defense mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Pairing 
B) Aggression 
C) Projection 
D) Displacement

Exam 12: Psychodynamic Approach

Historically,leadership scholars

The Kets de Vries Neurotic Organization Study created a new framework for analysis of organizations proposing that

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?

Which premise of the clinical paradigm describes how emotions are related to life experiences and can have both positive and negative connotations that affect the choices we make?

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?

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

When I am leading my group of followers,sometimes I say or do things that I really do not understand and that do not seem to be part of my typical way of dealing with issues.I am applying which premise of the clinical paradigm?

Which of the following is not a key concept within the Psychodynamic Approach?

The underlying premise of the psychodynamic approach is that irrational behaviors are the downfall of organizations.

I have developed emotional intelligence through many years working as a leader at many levels.I am applying which premise of the clinical paradigm?

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

Criticisms of the psychodynamic approach include

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

Which premise of the clinical paradigm states that there is a logical explanation behind every human act?

Our early experiences with key individuals like early caregivers contribute to how we respond to people in other contexts with different people. These responses can be described as

Psychodynamic approach focuses primarily on the leader's personality and leadership style,while broader systemic organizational issues remain in the background. This is

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

It is the undercurrents of human behavior that psychodynamic approach attempts to understand.

An unconscious assumption whereby people join with a group or another person who is seen as powerful and will help them cope with anxiety is called

Which is not a social defense mechanism?