A 10-year-old girl's psychological development has been progressing normally. She experiences a psychological trauma. Changes in behavior indicating Freudian psychosexual stage regression might include:
a. engaging in "baby talk"
b. wanting to attend an all-girl sleepover party
c. fighting with her parents
d. copying an admired peer's style of dress
A
Regression occurs when one refers to the pleasures of an earlier stage during times of frustration. Because of the psychological trauma the girl experienced, she is at risk for engaging in behaviors from an earlier stage, such as "baby talk."
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