Often When a Newborn Baby Is Brought Home from the Hospital

question 621

Multiple Choice

Often when a newborn baby is brought home from the hospital, the infant's preschool-age sibling will begin to exhibit behaviors, such as sucking his or her thumb or wetting the bed. These reactions illustrate which defense mechanism?

• A)compensation
• B)repression
• C)reaction formation
• D)regression

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Definitions:

Conversion Disorder

A mental condition where psychological stress is expressed as physical symptoms, without any underlying physical cause.

Neurobiological Conditions

Disorders of the nervous system attributable to biological factors, affecting the brain's structure, chemistry, or function.

Motor Function

The ability of an individual to move and control movements of the body, primarily referring to physical coordination and mobility.

Sensory Function

The ability of the body to receive and process stimuli from the environment through the senses, such as sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.