Across
- 2. Sudden emotional shift to childlike or primitive behaviors not correlating with the person's current developmental level
- 7. Overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior of what is felt
- 8. Unacceptable traits or characteristics are diverted into acceptable ones
- 9. Consciously or unconsciously attributing to oneself the characteristics of another person or group
- 12. Creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior
- 14. Anxiety channeled into physical symptoms
- 15. Attributing unacceptable thoughts and feelings to others
Down
- 1. Separation of emotions and facts when analyzing situations
- 3. Transfer of anger/hostility to another person or object that is perceived to be less powerful
- 4. Unconscious refusal to see reality
- 5. Inability to reconcile negative and positive qualities of self and others
- 6. Emphasizing strengths to makeup for weaknesses
- 10. Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings
- 11. Painful events are separated from the conscious mind
- 13. Unconsciously putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of awareness