An Elementary School Isn't a Total Institution Because

question 38

Multiple Choice

An elementary school isn't a total institution because:

• A) students leave every afternoon and adopt different roles at that time.
• B) children cannot be subjected to total institutions.
• C) there are bureaucratic rules that govern schools.
• D) school discipline is so mild.

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Definitions:

Fixation

In psychoanalytic theory, an obsessive focus or attachment to a stage of development, object, or person.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals to protect themselves from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Rationalization

A defense mechanism in which controversial behaviors or feelings are justified and explained in a seemingly rational or logical manner to avoid the true explanation.

Projection

An ego defense mechanism whereby individuals attribute to other people characteristics or impulses they do not wish to acknowledge in themselves.