Moderate elevations are much less likely to reflect overtly psychotic trends. However, these persons are still likely to be suspicious, argumentative, potentially hostile, and quite sensitive in interpersonal relationships. They might easily misinterpret the benign statements of others as personal criticisms. They would then enlarge on and brood over these partially or wholly invented criticisms. It would be difficult to discuss emotional problems with t he m. Although they might have underlying feelings of anger, they are likely to deny these in a rigidly moralistic and intellectual manner. They would also be likely to defend themselves from anxiety through intellectualization and would use projection to deny underlying feelings of hostility. They might then express their own hostility through indirect means and yet appear outwardly self- punishing. They will feel as if they have gotten an unfair deal from life and feel particular resentment toward family members.