When Dan was growing up, his mother very often ordered him to "do this" and "don't do that," which angered him. Now as an adult, Dan has a female boss who occasionally checks up with him by asking him if he remembered to "do this/that." According to the Transactional Analysis theory, one would most expect Dan to

a. appreciate his boss's concem.

b. be conscious of his emotiomal response and its relationship with his childhood experiences.

c. interpret his boss's questions as badgering and feel angry.

d. react with guilt and self-doubt, regardless of his boss's gender.

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Warren Odom

Social Studies

31 October, 23:42

When Dan was growing up, his mother very often ordered him to "do this" and "don't do that," which angered him. Now as an adult, Dan has a female boss who occasionally checks up with him by asking him if he remembered to "do this/that." According to the Transactional Analysis theory, one would most expect Dan to

a. appreciate his boss's concem.

b. be conscious of his emotiomal response and its relationship with his childhood experiences.

c. interpret his boss's questions as badgering and feel angry.

d. react with guilt and self-doubt, regardless of his boss's gender.

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Dearey · Answer 1

Answer:c. interpret his boss's questions as badgering and feel angry.

Explanation:

This whole incident or situation will remind him of what his mom used to do badgering on him at all times checking up on him.

This will feel like a repetition of something that he has been through before which will trigger his anger.

He may forget that his boss is checking him on the professional level just because this happened repeatedly when he grew up and he ended up hating this kind of behaviour.