Term ID: T5735

Unconscious Regression

/unconscious-regression/
Automatic return to earlier developmental behaviors or coping strategies during stress or conflict.
Example: Adults reverting to childlike behaviors when overwhelmed, without conscious decision to act immaturely.

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Reference: Freud (1915)