A boarding school specializing in troubled youth teaches the students to study hard, act politely, and dress neatly. This is a slow process, which requires shedding the troubled persona first, and then rebuilding the student to conform to socially acceptable behaviour. According to the text, what would the "shedding" process be called?
A) mortification
B) cleansing
C) rehabilitation
D) renewal

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The term "shedding" implies a process of getting rid of or removing something, which aligns with the concept of mortification - the act of removing or denying oneself of certain things or behaviors.

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