Helplessness and Despair Are Often Characteristic of People Who

question 31

Multiple Choice

Helplessness and despair are often characteristic of people who:

• A) Lack a sense of integrity
• B) Are unable to disengage
• C) Have impaired blood flow to the brain
• D) Choose social isolation

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Definitions:

Foucault

Michel Foucault, a French philosopher, who explored the relationships between power and knowledge, and how they are used as a form of social control.

Discipline

The means by which we become motivated to produce particular realities.

Normalization

The process of making something standard, normal, or acceptable within a certain context or society.

Post-structuralist

A theoretical approach that critiques and seeks to deconstruct structures, taken-for-granted concepts, and theories within cultures and societies.