Regression shine komawa zuwa ƙananan matakin ci gaba, wanda ya haɗa da haɓakar haɓakar haɓakawa da kuma, a matsayin mai mulkin, raguwa a cikin da'awar. Baligi, alal misali, ya fara amsawa kamar ƙaramin yaro.
A cikin ra'ayoyi na al'ada, ana ganin koma baya a matsayin tsarin tsaro na tunani, ta hanyar da mutum a cikin halayensa ke neman gujewa damuwa ta hanyar motsawa zuwa matakan farko na ci gaban libido. Tare da wannan nau'i na martani na tsaro, mutumin da aka fallasa ga abubuwan takaici ya maye gurbin warwarewar ayyuka masu rikitarwa tare da mafi sauƙi kuma mafi sauƙi a cikin halin yanzu. Amfani da mafi sauƙaƙa kuma sanannen stereotypes na ɗabi'a yana da matuƙar talauta manyan makaman yaƙi (mai yuwuwa) na yawaitar yanayin rikici. Wannan tsari kuma ya haɗa da kariyar "ganewar aiki" da aka ambata a cikin wallafe-wallafen, wanda aka bayyana sha'awa ko rikici kai tsaye a cikin ayyukan da ke hana sanin su. Ƙaunar sha'awa da rauni na kulawa da son rai, halayyar halayen psychopathic, an ƙaddara su ta hanyar aiwatar da wannan tsarin tsaro na musamman game da sauye-sauye na sauye-sauye a cikin buƙatun buƙatu zuwa mafi sauƙi da samun damar su.