Timothy Volunteers to Take on a Heavy Research Assignment for His

question 28

Multiple Choice

Timothy volunteers to take on a heavy research assignment for his group project, even though he likely won't be able to complete the assignment in time. No one else was willing to take the assignment, and Timothy felt that the needs of the group are far more important than his own needs. What conflict-handling style is Timothy employing?

• A) obliging
• B) dominating
• C) compromising
• D) integrating

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Definitions:

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology.

Resistance

The act of opposing or standing against something, which can refer to physical opposition, disease immunity, or refusal to accept social norms.

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.