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