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A mother brings her previously continent 6-year-old son to the pediatric clinic because he has resumed bedwetting. The nurse assesses the home environment and discovers that there is a new baby at home. Which explanation by the nurse best describes for the mother the defense mechanism the son is using?

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Rationale: The defense mechanism of regression is characterized by returning to an earlier form of expressing an impulse. Option 2 is characterized by blocking a wish or desire from conscious expression. Option 3 occurs when a person models behavior after someone else. Option 4 occurs when a person unconsciously falsifies an experience by giving a 'rational' explanation.

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