The Press Release Was Created

question 16

Multiple Choice

The press release was created

• A) during the administration of James Monroe in the 1810s.
• B) in the early twentieth century by a public relations firm working for a railroad.
• C) by Franklin Roosevelt in 1933.
• D) by P.T.Barnum as a way of publicizing his circus.
• E) by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

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Definitions:

Electra Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory introduced by Carl Jung, referring to a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development, occurring around ages 3-6, focusing on the genitals and differences between sexes.

Psychoanalysts

Professionals who study and treat the unconscious factors that influence behaviors, thoughts, and feelings, based on the theories and methods of Freud.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, known for his theories about the unconscious mind and the development of sexuality.