Defense mechanisms

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Across
  1. 1. The conscious act of ignoring or pushing away stressful thoughts.
  2. 6. The unconscious act of keeping stressful thoughts or memories "in" or forgetting them.
  3. 8. Justifying behaviors or feelings with logical-sounding reasons.
  4. 9. Transferring emotions from their original source to a less threatening target.
  5. 10. Taking on the emotions or characteristics of the environment or others.
Down
  1. 2. Placing the blame for one's own feelings or impulses onto someone else.
  2. 3. Trying to make up for a perceived weakness by excelling in another area.
  3. 4. A total refusal to believe or accept reality.
  4. 5. An apology expressed through actions to "cancel out" a previous behavior.
  5. 7. Attempting to "look up to" or be like someone else.