Regression Is a Defense Mechanism That Involves

question 270

Multiple Choice

Regression is a defense mechanism that involves

• A) consciously expressing feelings that are the opposite of underlying unconscious impulses.
• B) disguising threatening impulses by attributing them to others.
• C) retreating to a more infantile psychosexual stage.
• D) shifting sexual or aggressive impulses toward less-threatening targets.

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