Reasons for Avoiding a Workplace Romance Do Not Include

question 48

Multiple Choice

Reasons for avoiding a workplace romance do not include

• A) the potential for rumor and gossip
• B) possible negative effects on productivity
• C) possible negative effects on teamwork
• D) using it as a means to get ahead

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Definitions:

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Repression

A defense mechanism where undesirable thoughts, feelings, or urges are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Super-Ego

In Freudian psychology, the part of the mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers.

Psychodynamic Theory

A psychological perspective that examines unconscious processes and emotional factors influencing behavior, founded on the concepts of Sigmund Freud.