Across
- 2. Refusing to accept an obvious situation because of the emotional pain it causes
- 3. Using exercise or physical activity as a substitute for sexual energies
- 4. Making logical excuses for illogical behavior
- 6. Unconsciously forgetting information that is too painful to recall
- 7. Describing painful or emotional personal events in academic or philosophical terms
- 9. Taking out one's anger or frustration on a person or object that is not the cause of offense
Down
- 1. Associating with people or groups that are of higher status in order to increase your own status
- 4. Replacing feelings that are socially or personally unacceptable with emotions that are acceptable
- 5. Reverting to childlike behavior to get the attention you got when you were younger or to get your way
- 8. Emphasizing personal strengths in one area to shift focus from failure in another area
- 10. Casting the feelings you have onto another person; blaming another person for the feelings you have