TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS
HISTORY Dr. Eric Berne was born on 10 May 1910 as Eric Lennard Bernstein. In 1935, Dr. Berne came to the United States of America to finish his psychiatry residency. Four years after, he obtained his American citizenship and shortened his name into Eric Berne. The first five of six articles on intuition written by Dr. Berne in 1949 was the origins of transactional analysis. Before 1956, he had written two seminal papers, namely: “Intuition V: The Ego Image“ and “Ego States in Psychotherapy.” In the first article, Dr. Berne indicated how he arrived at the concept of ego states and where he got the idea of separating “adult” from “child.” In the second article, he developed the tripartite scheme used today …show more content…
Berne defined Transactional Analysis, or commonly known as "TA", as the method for studying interactions between individuals. By identifying and standardizing upon a single unit, development and promotion of this theory was easily facilitated. Psychotherapists were able to read about Berne’s theories and test them out in their own practices (ericberne.com).
Transactional Analysis is a social psychology and a method to improve communication. The theory outlines how we have developed and treat ourselves, how we relate and communicate with others, and offers suggestions and interventions which will enable us to change and grow (businessballs.com).
Nowadays, TA is used widely in psychotherapy, organisations, educational and religious settings and catering to diverse range of …show more content…
I am not O.K., you are O.K.: This life position gets created when an individual feels that others do things better than him. He feels inferior to others and believes that others can do many things which he cannot do by himself. These kinds of people always complain about one thing or the other and remain highly dissatisfied with their lives.
3. I am not O.K., you are not O.K.: This kind of life position is created by those who lacks interest in living. They feel life is not worth living and are the ones who have been neglected by their parents in their childhood and were brought up by the servants. Such kind of people commits suicide or homicide to end their lives.
References
Eric Berne, (1964), Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships, Balantine Books
Thomas Harris (1996), I'm OK-You're OK, Avon books
Muriel James and Dorothy Jongeward (1971), Born to Win: Transactional Analysis with Gestalt Experiments, Da Capo Press Inc
Berne, Eric. Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy. Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1961. Page 4.
Harris, Thomas A. I’m OK – You’re OK. HarperCollins Publishers Inc., New York, 1967. Page 12.
Berne, Eric. Games People Play. Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1964. Page
HISTORY Dr. Eric Berne was born on 10 May 1910 as Eric Lennard Bernstein. In 1935, Dr. Berne came to the United States of America to finish his psychiatry residency. Four years after, he obtained his American citizenship and shortened his name into Eric Berne. The first five of six articles on intuition written by Dr. Berne in 1949 was the origins of transactional analysis. Before 1956, he had written two seminal papers, namely: “Intuition V: The Ego Image“ and “Ego States in Psychotherapy.” In the first article, Dr. Berne indicated how he arrived at the concept of ego states and where he got the idea of separating “adult” from “child.” In the second article, he developed the tripartite scheme used today …show more content…
Berne defined Transactional Analysis, or commonly known as "TA", as the method for studying interactions between individuals. By identifying and standardizing upon a single unit, development and promotion of this theory was easily facilitated. Psychotherapists were able to read about Berne’s theories and test them out in their own practices (ericberne.com).
Transactional Analysis is a social psychology and a method to improve communication. The theory outlines how we have developed and treat ourselves, how we relate and communicate with others, and offers suggestions and interventions which will enable us to change and grow (businessballs.com).
Nowadays, TA is used widely in psychotherapy, organisations, educational and religious settings and catering to diverse range of …show more content…
I am not O.K., you are O.K.: This life position gets created when an individual feels that others do things better than him. He feels inferior to others and believes that others can do many things which he cannot do by himself. These kinds of people always complain about one thing or the other and remain highly dissatisfied with their lives.
3. I am not O.K., you are not O.K.: This kind of life position is created by those who lacks interest in living. They feel life is not worth living and are the ones who have been neglected by their parents in their childhood and were brought up by the servants. Such kind of people commits suicide or homicide to end their lives.
References
Eric Berne, (1964), Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships, Balantine Books
Thomas Harris (1996), I'm OK-You're OK, Avon books
Muriel James and Dorothy Jongeward (1971), Born to Win: Transactional Analysis with Gestalt Experiments, Da Capo Press Inc
Berne, Eric. Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy. Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1961. Page 4.
Harris, Thomas A. I’m OK – You’re OK. HarperCollins Publishers Inc., New York, 1967. Page 12.
Berne, Eric. Games People Play. Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1964. Page