Transactional Analysis

"Method of therapy that analyses transactions by understanding what state of mind they are in when communicating - and how those states of mind came to be."

Developed by Eric Berne in the 1950s.

TA is a theory of personality and a systematic psychotherapy for personal growth and change. It provides a theory of communication, how people communicate and why communications break down. It offers a theory of child development - how decisions made in childhood may continue to influence behavior later in life despite painful consequences. Who you were at 7 years old still controls you. Micro/Macro wounds at that stage still influences us.

The Goal of TA is Autonomy - or Freedom from the life script. This involves...

Awareness

  • Ability to stay in here and now
  • External Awareness: Sensory inputs without judging
  • Internal Awareness: Thoughts, feelings, sensations

Spontaneity

The ability to freely choose between any of the 3 ego states as appropriate to the situation

Intimacy

The ability to authentically communicate feels with mutual OK-ness

Source: Empowering Self - Transactional Analysis 101

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Ta Child State

Child Ego State in Transactional Analysis. Behaviors, thoughts and feelings replayed from childhood and childhood decisions. Complaint child submissive obedient Rebellious Child opposing dis

Ta Parent State

Parent Ego State in Transactional Analysis. Behaviors, thoughts and feeling taken in from parents and parental figures. Controlling Parent judgmental prejudiced critical structuring Nurturing

Ta Adult State

Adult Ego State in Transactional Analysis. Behaviors, thoughts and feelings which are direct response to the current reality. logical thinking problem solving factual reality based

Ta Ego States

In Transactional Analysis, personality is sub-divided into sections called ego state. We are in one of these ego states all the time. Moment to moment we can switch based on internal or external triggers. These are the ego states...

TA: Stroke

In Transactional Analysis, a Stroke is a unit of recognition. types... Positive vs Negative Conditional vs Unconditional Verbal vs non-verbal People will prefer getting negative stroke to getting no strokes.

Ta Stroke Economy

In Transactional Analysis, there is some rules regarding Stroke - Rules for being miserable Don't give strokes when you have them to give "What if they reject it", "what if they get used to it" Don't ask for s

TA: Life Positions

In Transactional Analysis, these are the possible life positions you can hold... I am OK, You are OK (I+U+) I am not OK, You are OK (I-U+) I am OK, You are not OK (I+U-) I am not OK, You are not Ok (I-U-)

TA: Life Script

In Transactional Analysis, Life Script is internal programming about how to live your life based on your childhood experiences. Its created in childhood, reinforced by parents. We continuously seek evidence to strengthen these beliefs

Ta Injunctions

In Transactional Analysis, Injunctions are negative restrictive messages given from child ego state of the parent and received by Child ego state of the child. This plays a role in creating the Life Script. **Do

TA: Drivers

In Transactional Analysis, Drivers are a major type of counter-injunctions - "Messages on how to be a good boy/girl". People generally have upto two primary driver. This is a condition you hold if you want to consi

Ta Time Structuring

In Transactional Analysis, spending time with other people falls in one of these criteria... Withdrawal : No Interaction with others Ritual: Familiar social interactions - Hi/hello Pastime : Talking with no specific objective

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Published on: Feb 06, 2021

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