Across
- 3. attributing one's own unacknowledged unacceptable/unwanted thoughts and emotions to another
- 7. Involves symbolically nullifying an unacceptable or guilt provoking thought, idea, or feeling by confession or atonement.
- 8. The unconscious modeling of one's self upon another person's character and behavior.
- 11. concentrating on the intellectual components of a situation so as to distance oneself from the associated anxiety-provoking emotions
- 13. Temporary reversion of the ego to an earlier stage of development rather than handling unacceptable impulses in a more adult way.
- 15. Transformation of negative emotions or instincts into positive actions, behavior, or emotion.
- 16. The process of attempting to repel desires towards pleasurable instincts, caused by a threat of suffering if the desire is satisfied
Down
- 1. Identifying with some idea or object so deeply that it becomes a part of that person.
- 2. A gross reshaping of external reality to meet internal needs
- 4. Refusal to accept external reality because it is too threatening
- 5. Unconsciously choosing to perceive another individual as having more positive qualities than he or she may actually have.
- 6. Defense mechanism that shifts sexual or aggressive impulses to a more acceptable or less threatening target
- 9. Overt expression of ideas and feelings (especially those that are unpleasant to focus on or too terrible to talk about) that gives pleasure to others.
- 10. Separation of feelings from ideas and events
- 12. the expression of an intra-psychic conflict as a physical symptom
- 14. removing oneself from events, stimuli, interactions, etc. under the fear of being reminded of painful thoughts and feelings.