The president of the PTA is always complaining about the amount of work she has to do but when you ask her why she doesn't delegate some of the work to others she replies, "I can't do that. The principal relies on me. And if I let one of those other mothers take over, next thing you know, they will be running the school and I won't have any say so in how things are run around here." What type of attitude is this?
A) Zero-sum
B) Elitist
C) Denial rationalization
D) Institutionalized discrimination

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The president's attitude reflects a zero-sum mentality, where she believes that sharing responsibilities would result in a loss of her influence or control.

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