Which is an example of the ego defense mechanism of regression?
A. A mother blames the teacher for her child's failure in school.B. A teenager becomes hysterical after seeing a friend killed in a car accident.C. A woman wants to marry a man exactly like her beloved father.
D. An adult throws a temper tantrum when he does not get his own way.
D
Regression is the retreating to an earlier level of development and the comfort measures associated with that level of functioning.
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