Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Transactional Analysis

Developed by Eric Berne in 1950's TA is a effective psycho therapeutic approach, theory of personality and method of communication.

The following podcast will help you know certain basic concepts of TA.



Ego states :

Parent
Adult
Child

Types of Transactions :
Complementary, crossed and ulteriors

Life Positions :

I am ok - You're ok (healthy)
I am ok - You're not ok (paranoid)
I am not ok - You're ok (depressive/inferior)
I am not ok - you're not ok (problematic / hopeless)

Key concepts :

Transactions (3 types)
Games ("n" no of types)
Scripts
Life Positions (4 )
Strokes
Injunctions (negative messages sent between ego states)
Rackets
ego states (3 - parent, adult, child)

TA is an alternative to classical psychoanalysis which Berne felt had unnecessary difficult language or terms.

TA is used in therapy, business environment as well as real life situations.


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