regression lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• returning to a former state
• the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
• an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
• process of changing to an inferior state
• 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).