A six-year-old child begins bedwetting and starts sucking his thumb after the birth of a baby sister. This is an example of ______.

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This is an example of regression, which is when someone reverts to an earlier stage of development or behavior in response to stress or frustration. In this case, the child is regressing to behaviors that were typical of a younger age (bedwetting and thumb-sucking) in response to the stress of a new sibling.

A Six-Year-Old Child Begins Bedwetting and Starts Sucking His Thumb