Regression
Regression is a return to an earlier form of behavior; in psychoanalysis it is a defense mechanism where a person seeks to deal with anxiety and avoid unconscious conflicts by reverting to an earlier stage of development when his problems were solved by more infantile means.
Webster Dictionary Meaning
1. Regression
- The act of passing back or returning; retrogression;
retrogradation. Category: Psychology & Behavioral Science
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