A versatile avoidance of routine ego function in an effort to gain access to primitive elements (as in primary process), usually related to creative processes.
REGRESSION IN THE SERVICE OF THE EGO: "Regression in the service of the ego is an idea noted by Freud, Jung, and others."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "REGRESSION IN THE SERVICE OF THE EGO," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/regression-in-the-service-of-the-ego/ (accessed June 25, 2022).
