Deborah’s private world of Yr, with gods who speak in words that only she can understand, illustrates the parataxic mode. Several childhood incidents are described that caused Deborah intense anxiety....

Deborah’s private world of Yr, with gods who speak in words that only she can understand, illustrates the parataxic mode. Several childhood incidents are described that caused Deborah intense anxiety. (Recall Sullivan’s views concerning the causes of schizophrenia.) In accordance with Sullivan’s defi nition of psychopathology, Deborah’s interpersonal behaviors are often inappropriate and inadequate. You may well be able to fi nd other examples