Suzanne Wants to Make a Good Impression During a Job

question 50

Multiple Choice

Suzanne wants to make a good impression during a job interview. What should she do?

• A) Avoid eye contact with her interviewer in order to show respect.
• B) Slump down in her chair to show that she's relaxed.
• C) Wear professional business attire.
• D) She should do all of the above.

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Definitions:

Defensive Manoeuvres

Strategies employed, often unconsciously, to protect the ego from anxiety and to maintain self-esteem.

Transference

In psychoanalytic theory, the redirection of feelings and desires originally experienced in childhood towards a new object, often observed in psychotherapy.

Regression

Regression is a defense mechanism leading individuals to return to an earlier stage of development when faced with stress or psychological conflict.

Unconditional Positive Regard

A concept in psychology, particularly within client-centered therapy, where the therapist offers the client acceptance and support regardless of what they say or do.