par·a·tax·ic distortion (p r  -tk s k)n. An attitude toward a person based on a distorted evaluation, usually due to identifying that person with emotionally significant individuals from the past. |
parataxic distortion
[per′ətak′sik]
Etymology: Gk, para + taxis, arrangement
1 a defense mechanism in which current interpersonal relationships are perceived and judged according to a mode of reference established by an earlier experience.
2 Harry S. Sullivan's term for inaccuracies in judgment and perception. See also transference.
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