Skye is five years old,and two weeks ago her mother had a baby boy.Since her brother was brought home,Skye has insisted on drinking all her juice from baby bottles and she has started wetting her bed.According to Freud,Skye may be unconsciously dealing with her feelings toward her new brother using the defense mechanism of

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Skye's behavior of drinking juice from baby bottles and wetting her bed indicate that she may be regressing to an earlier stage of development when she received similar care as her brother. Regression is a defense mechanism in which an individual reverts to an earlier stage of development or behavior under stressful circumstances.

Skye Is Five Years Old,and Two Weeks Ago Her Mother