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regression vs fixation

fixation vs regression

regression and fixation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
regression Yes No No No
fixation Yes No No No
As nouns, regression and fixation are synonyms defined as:
  • regression and fixation: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Other synonyms of regression include arrested development, infantile fixation.
regression (noun) fixation (noun)
returning to a former state (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) the activity of fastening something firmly in position
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Difference between regression and fixation

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