For a Long Time, Some States Allowed a Wide Variety

question 29

Multiple Choice

For a long time, some states allowed a wide variety of activities to be labeled as:

• A) criminal.
• B) delinquent.
• C) abnormal.
• D) deviant.

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Definitions:

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that operates as a moral conscience.

Castration Anxiety

A concept in psychoanalytic theory describing a child's fear of bodily loss or damage, particularly the fear of losing the genitals, related to feelings of parental authority and sexual identity.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian theory proposing a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Phallic Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, a developmental stage in early childhood focusing on the genitals and the differences between males and females.