A child on the very first day of his entry to the school campus starts crying like an infant out of the…
Regression is an ego defence mechanism in which an individual confronted with anxiety or a stressful new situation (such as the first day of school) reverts to immature…
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A child on the very first day of his entry to the school campus starts crying like an infant out of the fear or shows over dependence-proneness on the teacher. This is an example of which kind of defence mechanism ?
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Regression is an ego defence mechanism in which an individual confronted with anxiety or a stressful new situation (such as the first day of school) reverts to immature behaviour patterns characteristic of an earlier developmental stage, such as infantile crying or extreme dependency.
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