Across
- 2. a defense mechanism in which a person redirects an emotional reaction from the rightful recipient onto another person or object
- 4. represents the moral component of personality, acting as our conscience and internalizing societal and parental standards of right and wrong
- 10. a defense mechanism where someone unconsciously attributes their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or behaviors to someone else
- 11. a defense mechanism in which an individual refuses to recognize or acknowledge objective facts or experiences
- 13. refers to the unconscious, repressed aspects of the personality that we often reject or find unacceptable
- 14. the part of the personality that mediates between the primitive desires of the "id" and the demands of the external world and moral conscience (superego), operating primarily at the conscious level.
- 15. focus on the nature of self-understanding, social relationships, and the mental processes that support connections between the person and his/her social world.
- 17. a cognitive distortion that helps individuals justify or explain their behaviors, actions, or thoughts in a way that makes them seem more reasonable and acceptable
- 18. invented theory that each stage of life is associated with a specific psychological struggle
- 20. a defense mechanism in which an individual unconsciously blocks distressing thoughts, impulses, feelings, or memories from their conscious awareness
- 22. a defense mechanism where an individual reverts to earlier, often immature, behaviors or thought patterns in response to stress or anxiety.
- 23. mechanisms unconscious psychological strategies that individuals use to protect themselves from anxiety, stress, or emotional pain by distorting reality or avoiding uncomfortable thoughts and feelings.
Down
- 1. a series of developmental phases proposed by Sigmund Freud, a renowned psychoanalyst, to describe how individuals progress through their sexual development and form their personalities.
- 3. mental processes and contents that are not readily available to conscious awareness, yet still influence thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
- 5. posits that unconscious drives and early childhood experiences significantly shape personality and behavior, influencing mental health and well-being
- 6. a shared, inherited reservoir of memories, symbols, and experiences that is present in all humans
- 7. primordial patterns of thought, behavior, and experience that are inherited and present in the collective unconscious of all humans
- 8. any person's collection of interrelated behavioral, cognitive, and emotional patterns that comprise a person’s unique adjustment to life.
- 9. a defense mechanism in which people express the opposite of their true feelings, sometimes to an exaggerated extent
- 12. the mask or public face an individual presents to the world, often shaped by societal expectations and roles, distinct from their true self or "Self".
- 16. invented and developed the technique of psychoanalysis
- 19. the primitive, instinctual, and unconscious part of the personality that operates on the pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification of needs and desires
- 21. proposed and developed the concepts of the extraverted and the introverted personality, archetypes, and the collective unconscious