Question

playing with fear! crossword puzzle
adrenaline amygdala anxiety brain cardiovascular conscious cortisol fluttering impaired inadvertently immune obsessively palms physiologically subconscious
across:

1. brain region involved in emotional responses, especially fear
2. resistant to a particular infection or toxin
3. relating to the heart and blood vessels
4. stress hormone that increases blood sugar levels
5. hormone released in response to stress or excitement
6. feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
7. in an excessively preoccupied or uncontrollable manner
8. inner surfaces of the hands

down:

1. in a way that relates to the functions of a living organism
2. part of the mind not fully aware but influencing actions and feelings
3. rapidly moving or trembling
4. central organ of the nervous system
5. aware of and responding to ones surroundings
6. without intention; accidentally
7. weakened or damaged function

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Explanation:

We need to fill in the crossword puzzle based on the given clues. For example, for "Brain region involved in emotional responses, especially fear" (across 4), the answer is "Amygdala". For "Resistant to a particular infection or toxin" (across 7), it's "Immune". We match each clue with the appropriate word from the provided list.

Answer:

ACROSS:

1. AMYGDALA
2. IMMUNE
3. CARDIOVASCULAR
4. CORTISOL
5. ADRENALINE
6. ANXIETY
7. OBSESSIVELY
8. PALMS

DOWN:

1. PHYSIOLOGICALLY
2. SUBCONSCIOUS
3. FLUTTERING
4. BRAIN
5. CONSCIOUS
6. INADVERTENTLY
7. IMPAIRED