The portrayal of mental health in literature

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Across
  1. 1. Feeling compassion or pity for someone’s situation, often less personal than empathy but still caring.
  2. 6. Something that emotionally connects with you, as if it vibrates on your wavelength, like a song lyric or a character’s struggle that feels personally relatable.
  3. 7. The characteristics, beliefs, and experiences that define a person or group, often explored in literature to show growth and self-discovery.
  4. 8. The ability to deeply understand and share another person’s feelings, putting yourself in their shoes emotionally.
  5. 9. The ability to think and create in imaginative and original ways, often associated with both inspiration and struggle.
  6. 11. To make someone or something relatable, showing their humanity and flaws so that they’re not just a concept or idea but a real, empathetic figure.
  7. 15. Depicting something inaccurately or unfairly, like when mental health is shown as overly dramatic or dangerous in stories.
  8. 19. A negative stereotype or mark of shame associated with a condition, group, or behavior, often leading to misunderstanding or prejudice.
Down
  1. 2. Being genuine, real, and true to one’s self or to reality, without pretense or exaggeration.
  2. 3. The lens or viewpoint from which a story or issue is seen, shaping how it’s understood and interpreted.
  3. 4. The way something or someone is represented or depicted, often reflecting society’s views or the creator’s perspective. Think of how books and movies portray characters or events to make you see them in a certain way.
  4. 5. To mirror or show something, whether it’s societal attitudes, personal experiences, or values, like how literature reflects its time.
  5. 9. The quality of being intricate or layered, as in the multifaceted nature of human experiences and characters in literature.
  6. 10. A bond or relationship that ties people together emotionally or intellectually, often a theme in stories about mental health.
  7. 12. A character often portrayed as the antagonist or “bad guy,” sometimes linked unfairly to mental health issues in stories.
  8. 13. Health The state of your emotional, psychological, and social well-being, impacting how you think, feel, and interact with others.
  9. 14. A fixed, oversimplified belief or image about a group of people, often ignoring individuality and complexity.
  10. 16. The process of gradual change and growth, whether it’s in understanding, development, or even how mental health is portrayed in literature.
  11. 17. A deep understanding or sudden realization about something, often leading to a new perspective.
  12. 18. A story or account of events, often shaped by the perspective and tone of the storyteller.