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MEDS 580 Final - Post Midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers What are the four models for Decision making? - answerStrong Central Authority, Voting, Unanimous agreement, and consensus Strong central authority - answerdecision made without team collaboration, often in time sensitive or rap...

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MEDS 580 Final - Post Midterm Exam
Questions With Correct Answers


What are the four models for Decision making? - answer✔Strong Central Authority, Voting,

Unanimous agreement, and consensus


Strong central authority - answer✔decision made without team collaboration, often in time

sensitive or rapid action situations (template teams)


Voting - answer✔option that wins the largest number of votes is the chosen option


- *Most common* used strategy in decision making.

- Other option: rate each option 1-10

- Disadvantages: doesn't measure conviction

- *Advantages*: rapid, simple, doesn't heavily invest a single person


Plurality - answer✔Candidate or party with the *most votes* cast in an election, not necessarily

more than half.


Unanimous Agreement - answer✔requires all team members to reach the same conclusion

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- *Advantages*: forces team members to listen to each other and find alternatives, builds support

for integration

- *Disadvantages*: might not be able to come to a decision, time demanding process


Consensus - answer✔agreement by general acceptance rather than positive affirmation, allows

members to voice opposition but still be willing to accept it

- Relaxed version of unanimous agreement

- *Does not require positive affirmation from all team members but rather acceptance*


Which decision making model does a template team prefer? - answer✔Extreme urgency or high

risk = *strong central authority*


Which decision making model does a true prefer? - answer✔Consensus


Can teams decide to change their decision making model? - answer✔Yes.


o Consensus often switches to voting or unanimous decision

o when ill effects or high risk for some team members will result from one or more of the

choices being considered


What are some hazards of decision making? - answer✔Strong personalities, or hierarchy can

interfere with deliberation

- Production Blocking, Group Polarization, Hidden Profile, Defensive Routines, or Groupthink

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Production Blocking - answer✔phenomenon seen with deliberation. Can stop new ideas.


- *Nascent ideas can be swept under the rug* , adequate time not given to think them through

(listening prevents new thoughts)

- *Energy* put into deliberation is *diverted away from the formation of new ideas*


Group Polarization - answer✔Discussion often intensifies viewpoints


- Makes groups more likely to *make more extreme decisions* (either taking more risk or being

more cautious)


Hidden Profile - answer✔Refers to the phenomenon that more attention is paid to information

that is already widely shared with the group prior to the beginning of discussion

- *Profile*: description of tx option and its risks/benefits that is known to certain specialists.


Defensive Routines - answer✔habits of thought and discussion that serve to protect the self

esteem of team members and the status quo in a team

Ex: assigning blame to another team or downplaying negative outcomes


Groupthink - answer✔team values consensus more than coming to a good decision


EX: *Academic Laziness*:

L-Dopa Parkinson's Example --> treating pt with known treatment modality L-Dopa instead of

novel therapy

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What are some methods for improving team decision making? - answer✔Evidence Based,

Constructive Controversy, Devil's Advocacy, Encouragement of minority viewpoints, and

Negative Brainstorming


Evidence-Based Decision Making - answer✔justification, guidance for clinical practice and

common ground among specialties


Constructive Controversy Decision Making - answer✔makes sure both sides of an argument are

articulated well


Devil's advocacy Decision Making - answer✔team member critiques a point of view. Ensure that

you are considering any faults in your decision making


Negative Brainstorming Decision Making - answer✔*once a decision is made*, team thinks of

reasons they should not do it.


Creativity - answer✔generation of novel ideas, plans, and solutions to problems —> necessary

for innovation and often provide more value

- Often used in management teams

- NOT a required characteristic of teams

- *Can be learned*

- Linked to innovation

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