The Mark System Was Based on ______

question 12

Multiple Choice

The mark system was based on ______.

• A) a convict's ability to convince a magistrate of his or her innocence
• B) the speedy and efficient performance of tasks
• C) a set of punishments convicts received for violating institutional rules
• D) all of these

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Definitions:

Oral Personality

A psychoanalytic concept that describes individuals fixated at the oral stage, characterized by behaviors centered around oral gratification.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Psychic Energy

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the energy of the mind's workings, driving thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Oedipus Complex

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