Every time Antony, a 30-year-old architect, experiences hardship, he goes home to his parents to find comfort in his childhood bedroom. What defense mechanism is in play here?
A) reaction formation
B) regression
C) repression
D) displacement

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Regression is the defense mechanism in play here. Antony is reverting back to an earlier stage of development by seeking comfort in his childhood bedroom with his parents in times of hardship.

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