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Parataxic distortion — is a psychiatric term first used by Harry S. Sullivan to explain the inclination to skew perceptions of others based on fantasy. The distortion is in the perception of others, based not on actual experience with the individual but from a… … Wikipedia
parataxic — /par euh tak sik/, adj. Psychol. 1. of or characterized by emotional maladjustment. 2. of or related to a lack of harmony between attitudes, ideas, etc., and other aspects of an individual s personality. [1935 40; PARATAX(IS) + IC] * * * … Universalium
parataxic — Pertaining to parataxis. * * * para·tax·ic .par ə tak sik adj relating to or being thinking in which a cause and effect relationship is attributed to events occurring at about the same time but having no logical relationship compare PROTOTAXIC … Medical dictionary
parataxic — para·tax·ic … English syllables
parataxic — /pærəˈtæksɪk/ (say paruh taksik) adjective (of emotions, ideas, etc.) ill adjusted; lacking harmony. {paratax(is) + ic} …
parataxic — |parə|taksik adjective Etymology: New Latin parataxis + English ic : characterized by or relating to a mode of individual experience in which persons, events, and relationships are perceived as discrete phenomena, in which occurrences in the real … Useful english dictionary
parataxic distortion — Psychiatry. a distortion in perception, esp. of interpersonal relationships, based on a tendency to perceive others in accordance with a pattern determined by previous experiences. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
parataxic distortion — Harry Stack Sullivan s term for distortions in judgment and perception, particularly in interpersonal relations, based upon the perception of objects and relationships in accord with patterns from earlier experience … Medical dictionary
parataxic distortion — Psychiatry. a distortion in perception, esp. of interpersonal relationships, based on a tendency to perceive others in accordance with a pattern determined by previous experiences. [1960 65] … Useful english dictionary
Harry Stack Sullivan — Herbert Harry Stack Sullivan (February 21, 1892, Norwich, New York – January 14, 1949, Paris, France) was a U.S. psychiatrist whose work in psychoanalysis was based on direct and verifiable observation (versus the more abstract conceptions of the … Wikipedia
