According to a Report in Fast Company, a Major Reason

question 50

Multiple Choice

According to a report in Fast Company, a major reason why many human resource managers struggle to add value to their firm is that they:

• A)focus on revenue-earning products rather than on people.
• B)lack business acumen in addition to strategic skills.
• C)are in staff positions rather than line positions.
• D)do not have well-honed communications skills.

Know Freud's views on the unconscious and its significance in personality and behavior.

Understand Freud's stages of psychosexual development and their impacts.

Discriminate between Freud's scientific and pseudoscientific contributions to psychology.

Identify Freud's concepts of defense mechanisms and their role in coping with psychological stress.

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Definitions:

Set-Point Theory

The hypothesis that the body regulates its weight and energy levels around a specific baseline, determined by genetics and environmental factors.

Fat Cells

Also known as adipocytes, these cells store energy in the form of fat and play an important role in energy balance.

Drive Theory

A theory in psychology that posits that behavior is motivated by drives that arise from biological needs that demand satisfaction.

Homeostasis

The ability of a living organism to maintain internal stability by adjusting its physiological processes.