She tends to externalize her anxiety by becoming overly sensitive to others' behaviors instead of confronting her own feelings.

externalize 由前缀 ex-（表示"向外"）和词根 -ternal（源自拉丁语 externus，意为"外部的"）加上动词后缀 -ize 构成。字面意思是"使...外部化"，在心理学中指将内在情绪或冲突转化为外在行为表现。