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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The basic fault : therapeutic aspects of regression / Michael Balint ; preface to the 1979 reprint by Enid Balint.

The basic fault : therapeutic aspects of regression / [Michael Balint].

A little man attempts to claim his pension but is confronted by nonsensical bureaucracy. Colour process print after H. Nymark, 1977.

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Something sacred : conversation, writings, paintings.

The basic fault : therapeutic aspects of regression / Michael Balint ; preface to the 1979 reprint by Enid Balint.

The basic fault : therapeutic aspects of regression / [Michael Balint].

A little man attempts to claim his pension but is confronted by nonsensical bureaucracy. Colour process print after H. Nymark, 1977.