Regression Occurs When We

question 292

Multiple Choice

Regression occurs when we

• A) take out our frustrations on a less threatening person or object.
• B) rechannel negative psychic energy to a more positive activity.
• C) behave as if we were many years younger than we are, to protect ourselves from a current anxiety
• D) blame others for that for which we are responsible.

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Definitions:

Anorexia Nervosa

A severe mental health disorder characterized by an intense fear of weight gain and a distorted body image, leading individuals to eat very little and see themselves as overweight.

DSM-5

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a comprehensive classification of mental disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.

Anorexia Nervosa

A psychological disorder involving an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat and a distorted body image.

Restricting Type

A subtype of anorexia nervosa where weight loss is achieved primarily through dieting, fasting, or excessive exercise, without regular binge-eating or purging behavior.