Group members facing the termination phase of group work may act out in behavioral terms as a way of communicating that the group is not ready to end. The term that best describes this phenomenon is:
A) Denial
B) Passive withdrawal
C) Regression
D) Coping Skills

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Regression is the term used to describe when group members revert to earlier, less mature behaviors as a way of coping with the approaching end of the group. This can manifest as members acting out or behaving in ways that they may not have earlier in the group process as a way to prolong the group and avoid closure. Denial and passive withdrawal may be associated with the termination phase, but they do not specifically involve behavioral acting out as a communication tool. Coping skills, while important in group work, are not directly relevant to this specific phenomenon.

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