In Polychronic Cultures

question 45

Multiple Choice

In polychronic cultures,

• A) getting down to business right away is often viewed as rude.
• B) honoring deadlines is given higher priority than honoring relationships.
• C) speaking overtime communicates lack of regard for your listeners' schedules.
• D) it is considered offensive to arrive late for a meeting.

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Definitions:

Fear Fatness

Fear of fatness, often associated with eating disorders, is an intense fear of gaining weight or being fat despite being at a normal or below-normal weight.

Bulimia

A psychological eating disorder characterized by recurrent binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging.

Purging Behavior

Engaging in behaviors such as vomiting or misuse of laxatives to rid the body of food and calories, typically associated with eating disorders like bulimia nervosa.

Sexual Abuse

Any unwanted sexual activity forced upon one individual by another.