inary ▁power ' s ▁techniques ▁creates ▁a ▁" r ational ▁self - control ", ▁which ▁in ▁practice ▁means ▁that ▁the ▁discipl inary ▁power ▁is ▁internal ized ▁and ▁therefore ▁doesn ' t ▁continu ously ▁need ▁external ▁force . ▁Fou ca ult ▁says ▁that ▁discipl inary ▁power ▁is ▁primarily ▁not ▁an ▁opp ress ing ▁form ▁of ▁power , ▁but ▁rather ▁so ▁a ▁product ive ▁form ▁of ▁power . ▁Dis cipl inary ▁power ▁doesn ' t ▁opp ress ▁interests ▁or ▁des ires , ▁but ▁instead ▁subjects ▁bodies ▁to ▁re construct ed ▁patterns ▁of ▁behavior ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁re construct ▁their ▁thoughts , ▁des ires ▁and ▁interests . ▁According ▁to ▁Fou ca ult ▁this ▁happens ▁in ▁fact ories , ▁schools , ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁pr isons . ▁Dis cipl inary ▁power ▁creates ▁a ▁certain ▁type ▁of ▁individual ▁by ▁producing ▁new ▁movements , ▁hab its ▁and ▁skills . ▁It ▁focus es ▁on ▁details , ▁single ▁movements , ▁their ▁timing ▁and ▁speed . ▁It ▁organ izes ▁bodies ▁in ▁time ▁and ▁space , ▁and ▁controls ▁every ▁movement ▁for ▁maximal ▁effect . ▁It ▁uses ▁rules , ▁surve ill ance , ▁ex ams ▁and ▁controls . ▁The ▁activities ▁follows ▁certain ▁plans , ▁whose ▁purpose ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁bodies ▁to ▁certain ▁pre - det erm ined ▁goals . ▁The ▁bodies ▁are ▁also ▁combined ▁with ▁each ▁other , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁product ivity ▁that ▁is ▁greater ▁than ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁all ▁bodies ▁activities . ▁ ▁Dis cipl inary ▁power ▁has ▁according ▁to ▁Fou ca ult ▁been ▁especially ▁successful ▁due