Catherine and Bernice Are Faculty Members at a Local College

question 55

Multiple Choice

Catherine and Bernice are faculty members at a local college who feel very differently about their academic dean.Catherine believes that he is always engaging in political activity that is not in the best interests of the college.She describes him as a man who passes the buck,is scheming and arrogant.Bernice believes that he is an effective manager and sees him quite differently to Catherine. Bernice's label for what Catherine describes as "passing the buck" might be:

• A)practical minded.
• B)encouraging change and innovation.
• C)fixing responsibility.
• D)delegating authority.

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Definitions:

Ego

The ego, in psychoanalytic theory, is the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, the superego, and reality, playing a key role in decision making and maintaining one's sense of identity.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that contains our primal, instinctual drives and operates on the pleasure principle.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.