Whenever six-year-old Aaron gets upset, he begins to cry and suck his thumb. Aaron is using which defense mechanism?
a. regression
b. sublimation
c. repression
d. reaction formation
A
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a. schizophrenia b. anxiety disorders c. conversion disorders d. hypochondria
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