Joe is a high-level administrator at a university. He changes his mind so frequently that his staff often cannot figure out what they should be doing. When he says no to an employee request, he offers no explanation beyond "Because I said so, that's why!" He was a great Dean of the College, but has not done as well since moving up in the administration. This scenario illustrates three patterns
associated with being a "bad boss," all of which are listed below. Which one represents the additional pattern of being a "bad boss" (that is, one which is not explicitly referred to in the scenario)?
a. promotion beyond competence level
b. failure to build a team
c. poor interpersonal skills that create conflict between him and staff
d. undermining the employees' ability to work together
B
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b. will only get worse as time goes on. c. may improve if she sticks to a healthy diet. d. may disappear if she is treated with haloperidol.
Many psychosomatic problems are the result of
a. prolonged stress. b. imagination. c. sleep deprivation. d. a nutritional deficiency.
A basic scientist's work
A. is done simply for the joy of understanding. B. is not intended to be applied. C. can be applied to the law. D. all of the above
Describe the MMPI-2 as an objective test ofpersonality, making sure to address its
construction, format, and types of subscales. What will be an ideal response?