Organizational Members Often Engage in ________; That Is, They Search

question 65

Multiple Choice

Organizational members often engage in ________; that is, they search for and choose acceptable responses to opportunities and problems.

• A) optimizing
• B) rationalizing
• C) satisficing
• D) sacrificing

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Definitions:

Existential Anxiety

Anxiety that arises from human existence, including fears related to freedom, isolation, meaninglessness, and death.

Neurotic Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual shifts emotional feelings from an original source of distress to another, more acceptable or less threatening target.

Existential Therapist

A practitioner who focuses on free will, self-determination, and the search for meaning—often confronting issues like mortality within therapy.

Levels of Existence

A concept in various philosophical and psychological theories indicating different stages or conditions of being, reflecting complexities in human nature or consciousness.