Steve is 31 years old and has never gone on a date. his parents are concerned and take him to see a therapist. the therapist tells steve to lie down on the couch and relax. the therapist sits behind steve and asks him to say whatever comes into his head. steve eventually talks about his fear of women, which leads him to think about his early experiences with women: his mother, her friends, his teachers, and so on. steve's therapist is using

Steve, who is 31 years old man and has never gone on date. His parents are concerned and take him to therapist. 
In this situation, the Steve's therapist is using a technique which is called free association.
Free association is a technique which is used in Psychoanalytical therapy. In this therapy, therapist tells client to lie down on couch and therapist sits behind and use the technique of free association to know the client’s problem.  

1) Acción de retroceder.

2)Recrudecimiento de una enfermedad que había empezado a declinar.