1. Unconscious process of altering emotions and thoughts or the conscious misrepresentation of facts. 2. Psychoanalytic theory. Using dream work to modify forbidden thoughts to make them mor acceptable.
DISTORTION: "Distortion deals with how we protect ourselves fromm forbidden thoughts."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DISTORTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/distortion/ (accessed April 21, 2021).
