In the Chapter Opening Vignette "Managing Human Resources at Deere

question 6

Multiple Choice

In the chapter opening vignette "Managing Human Resources at Deere & Company", the company's focus on safety, health, and well-being has been successful in all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) reducing the company's injury frequency and severity rate to below the industry average
• B) having no employee miss a day or more of work due to injury in its Cylinder Division since 1995
• C) winning the Grenhardt Award in 2008 for its occupational health and industrial hygiene programs
• D) all of the above are areas of success for Deere & Company
• E) only a and b

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic responses and anxiety through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation combined with relaxation exercises.

Placebo Technique

A harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.

Exposure

Therapy technique that involves repeatedly exposing a client to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation and has the goal of reducing the client’s fear.

Anti-Anxiety Drugs

Medications designed to reduce symptoms of anxiety through effects on the central nervous system, often used in the treatment of anxiety disorders.