Psychiatry and Psychology

Psychology Regression

A return to earlier, especially to infantile, patterns of thought or behavior, or stage of functioning, e.g., feelings of helplessness and dependency in a patient with a serious physical illness. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994).

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Abstract

A return to earlier, especially to infantile, patterns of thought or behavior, or stage of functioning, e.g., feelings of helplessness and dependency in a patient with a serious physical illness. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Psychological Regression
  • Regression (Psychology)
  • Regression, Psychology

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS

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History Note

2020 (1963); was REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY) 1980-2019; was REGRESSION 1963-1979

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  1. F01.393w.784w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychology Regression. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012043. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012043
  2. Psychology Regression. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regression_(psychology)
  3. Psychology Regression. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139051