Which of the following is not included in Sullivan's basic modes theory?

Correct option is B

Harry Stack Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry describes three basic modes of experience:

1. Prototaxic Mode: The most primitive mode of experience occurring in infancy. It is fragmented and lacks temporal or logical order.
2. Parataxic Mode: In this mode, the individual perceives causal relationships between events that are not logically related. It is common in childhood and persists in some adult interactions.
3. Syntaxic Mode: The most advanced mode, characterized by logical and shared meanings, essential for effective communication and social interaction.
4. The Pretaxic Mode (Option 2) is not part of Sullivan's theory. 

Information Booster:

1. Anxiety: the “main disruptive force” in interpersonal relations
2. Basic Anxiety: fear of rejection by significant persons
3. Interpersonal Security: feelings associated with relief of anxiety, the point when all needs are met, or a sense of total well-being
4. Parataxic Distortion: a person’s fantasy perception of another person’s attributes without consideration important personality differences
5. Selective Inattention: how people cope with the anxiety caused by the undesired traits