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Question:
A social worker is working with a family who has become homeless after a fire destroyed their home. The 10-year-old daughter begins to use “baby talk” and suck her thumb, behaviors that were not present before the fire. The mother reports that the daughter now always wants to sit on her lap and clings to her side when they go out in public. The daughter is most likely using the defense mechanism of _________.
A
Regression.
explanation
Regression occurs when someone returns to an early state of being. In this instance, the daughter is using more infantile actions, such as “baby talk” and sucking her thumb. Because she did not do them immediately prior to the family’s crisis, she may be relieving some of the anxiety of the situation through her dependency, which is further evidenced by clinging and wanting to be physically close to her mother.
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