In the Classification of Organizations by Authority Structure, the Authority

question 6

Multiple Choice

In the classification of organizations by authority structure, the authority pattern associated with members of a professional association such as AHIMA is ___________.

• A) coercive
• B) utilitarian
• C) normative
• D) utilitarian-coercive

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Definitions:

Ego

In Freud’s structural model, the part of personality that considers external reality while mediating between the demands of the id and the superego.

Instinctual Influences

Innate, biological drives or motivations that impact human behavior and decision-making, often operating outside of conscious awareness.

Neo-Freudian Theorist

Psychologists who have adapted and expanded upon Sigmund Freud's original theories of psychoanalysis while incorporating their own beliefs about the human psyche and behavior.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist who founded the field of psychoanalysis, known for his theories on the unconscious mind, the Oedipal complex, and the structure of personality.