Roger Is a Department Head

question 37

Multiple Choice

Roger is a department head. He is unsure about how other departments are spending their allocated flex funds. He calls a meeting with other department heads to get ideas about how the money can and cannot be spent. Roger is engaging in ______ communication.

• A) lateral
• B) horizontal
• C) downward
• D) upward

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Definitions:

Unconscious Conflicts

Internal struggles, often stemming from childhood, that reside outside of conscious awareness but influence behavior and emotions.

Sigmund Freud

As an Austrian neurologist, he was the progenitor of psychoanalysis, a therapy for mental illnesses facilitated through discussions between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Disorders are patterns of behavioral, cognitive, or emotional symptoms that impact multiple areas of life, leading to distress for the person affected.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach developed by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person's present behavior.