Word: denials
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Smarmiest Denial He didn't do it, he didn't do it -- O.K., so maybe he did it. But Washington Mayor Marion Barry did not fess up to a cocaine problem until he was convicted on a misdemeanor charge of possession. Even then, Barry's contrition was about as deep as a one-snort line of cocaine...
Psychologists say economic losses are no different from other kinds of losses. Homeowners have more than capital tied up in their homes; when their assets decline in a real estate slump, so does their sense of self-worth. People who have lost their jobs experience anger, denial and a need to grieve, just as they would if they had lost a loved one. This is especially true of the solid, stable employee who has worked in one place for many years. "That person has a mental contract," says Maury Elvekrog, a management psychologist in Birmingham, Mich. "Even though...
...into the habit of responding to its crises by lurching into emergency rooms and pleading for the painkiller first. Some important part of the American mind has gone over into a territory of denial and evasion...
Harvard junior forward Robin Johnston did all the taking, tallying the contest's only score. And Crimson goalkeeper Beth Reilly went on to record her fourth shutout of the season, including a diving denial of a Princeton penalty kick...
...Denial is often a much easier route to take. Pretend that the problem does not exist, that it will go away by itself, that you can handle...