The Clinical Paradigm Analysis

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Chapter 12 outlined the psychodynamic approach to leadership, which focuses on the subtleties and undercurrents of human thoughts and behaviors (Northouse, 2016). The basis of the psychodynamic approach is deterministic, insofar as it advances the premise of human behavior having a specific cause or origin. The Clinical Paradigm is a structure used to help explain the basic foundation of the approach and consists of the following: 1) there is always a reason for how people behave, 2) many of the cognitive reasons people have for doing something operate below conscious awareness, 3) emotional expression and regulation is the prime indicator of who a person is, and 4) the interactions with oneself and others is based on experiences from the past