Defense Mechanisms Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Symbolic negation or cancellation of a previous action or experience that one finds intolerable
  2. 6. The voluntary blockage of unpleasant feelings and experiences from one’s awareness
  3. 8. Transference of feelings from one target to another that is considered less threatening or neutral
  4. 10. The involuntary blockage of unpleasant feelings and experiences from one’s awareness
  5. 11. Displaying black-and-white thinking by viewing an individual or a situation is completely good or bad, without any nuance between
  6. 12. The attempt to make excuses or formulate logical reasons to justify unacceptable feelings or behaviors
Down
  1. 1. An attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring certain attributes and characteristics of an individual one admires
  2. 2. A temporary disconnect or detachment that disrupts one’s awareness of their surrounding environment, thoughts, emotions, or sense of self
  3. 4. The act of covering up a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable
  4. 5. Refusal to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings associated with it
  5. 7. A retreat to an earlier level of development and the comfort measures associated with that level of functioning
  6. 9. The attribution to another person of feelings or impulses that are unacceptable to one’s self