The Practice Whereby Managers and Other Employees Often Try to Find

question 110

Multiple Choice

The practice whereby managers and other employees often try to find jobs inside their own companies for relatives is known as ________.

• A) insider hiring
• B) nuclear family association
• C) nepotism
• D) illegal behavior

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or feelings are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.

Reaction Formation

A psychological defense mechanism where an individual behaves in a manner opposite to their actual feelings.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in psychology where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are unconsciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism involving refusal to accept reality or facts, therefore avoiding dealing with painful feelings.