Coping with Anxiety by Retreating to Behavior Patterns Characteristic of an Earlier,more

question 21

Multiple Choice

Coping with anxiety by retreating to behavior patterns characteristic of an earlier,more infantile stage of development is called

• A) projection.
• B) reaction formation.
• C) regression.
• D) displacement.

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Definitions:

Personality

A set of emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral responses of an individual that are characteristic over time and across situations.

Acts

Acts signify the actions or deeds executed by an individual or a collective, often analyzed in a legal, moral, or social context.

Consciousness Levels

Variations in the awareness of oneself and one's surroundings, including states of wakefulness, sleep, dreaming, and altered states.

Preconscious Level

A psychoanalytic term referring to thoughts and feelings not currently in conscious awareness but can be readily accessed.