In a Total Institution,as Detailed in Erving Goffman's Ethnographic Account

question 74

Multiple Choice

In a total institution,as detailed in Erving Goffman's ethnographic account of a mental hospital in Washington,D.C.,humans have very limited:

• A) privacy and must adapt to the fact that their private spheres are limited
• B) exposure to intimate sexual relationships and must explore these relationships publicly
• C) interaction with their peers
• D) time in public and must learn to create rich private lives
• E) interaction with professional doctors and nurses and spend much of their time working with people outside the institution

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Definitions:

UA

In medical contexts, UA commonly stands for Urinalysis, a test of urine used to detect and manage a wide range of disorders, such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease, and diabetes.

Olfact/o

A prefix in medical terminology related to the sense of smell.

Combining Form

A form of a word that only occurs prefixed to another word, altering the meaning of the word it is attached to.

Smell

The sense by which individuals perceive odors, a process facilitated by the olfactory system in the nose.