Carl Jung had earlier argued that 'the patient's regressive tendency...is not just a relapse into infantilism, but an attempt to get at something necessary...the universal feeling of childhood innocence, the sense of security, of protection, of reciprocated love, of trust'.
According to Carl Jung, 'the patient's tendency towards regression...isn't just a relapse into childhood, but an effort to reach something fundamental...the innate sense of childlike innocence, the perception of safety, the feeling of being protected, the experience of mutual love, and trust'.