Across
- 1. abnormal, irrational fear
- 3. before birth
- 8. blocking painful thoughts from the mind
- 9. act of delaying something needlessly
- 10. persistent feeling of sadness & hopelessness
- 12. counseling sessions with mental health professionals
- 13. complex mental disorder that interferes with a person's ability to think logically, behave normally, & differentiate between fact & fantasy
- 14. blaming another person for one's own behavior
- 16. fear of having no escape & being closed in small spaces or rooms
- 17. refusal to accept or believe something
Down
- 2. fear of crowds
- 4. vague, uneasy feeling that occurs in response to stress
- 5. returning to an old, immature behavior
- 6. lack of interest
- 7. developmental disabilities occur before this age
- 11. fear of heights
- 13. can be motivation & healthy or it can be pathological and cause illness
- 15. defense mechanism used to relieve stress that makes an excuse to justify behavior
- 17. transference of emotion or anger to a less threatening person or object