Transactional Analysis

adult ego state

Logical, decision-maker, unemotional

game

an ongoing series of complementary ulterior transactions which leads to a well-defined, predictable outcome.

natural child ego state

emotional and spontaneous

transactions

how we get strokes

little professor ego state

intuitive and inquisitive

drives

psychogenic "hungers"

patterns

we learn them as children and then we follow them in the future.

games people play

what book did Berne write about transactions?

adaptive child ego state

when people behave in such a way to adapt to their situation. obedient and well-behaved

adult

which ego state are people normally in when they are at rest?

Transactional Analysis

which theory does this describe? Rooted in psychoanalysis, but the basic structural system is different Strong cognitive, humanistic, and interpersonal elements

Yabbit game

you are reasoning with a person but every time you suggest somethin the other person says yeah but and gives an excuse

nurturing parent ego state

Caring, loving, emotional

parent ego state

Decision maker, guardian, disciplinarian

common games

Devil's Advocate "Yabbit" Game "I'm BORED" (usually from a child) "Where do you want to eat?" Games, like all transactions, occur in the context of Ego States.

strokes

Emotional benefit from a transaction

safety and risk

Games are a mix of _______and___________

Transactiosn

How we get strokes A combination of risk and reward The greater the risk, the greater the reward 1. Rituals (Safe, unexciting) 2. Work Activity (Safe, geared to Adult ego-state) 3. Leisure Time (less safe, more exciting) 4. Games people play (Risky, very exciting)

life positions (developed at an early age 6-7)

I'm OK, You're OK: Person sees self and world as good Negative events are temporary and situation-based I'm OK, You're Not OK: Self is good, sees others as more negative Healthy adaptations: Those who help others or seek social reform I'm Not OK, You're OK: sees self as broken in a "perfect" world Healthy adaptations: Servant occupations such as religious orders I'm Not OK, You're Not OK: Self is unworthy, world is hostile/"bad." Not a healthy standpoint; this is the only one that Berne believes must change

child ego state

Impulsive, stimulus-bound, not given to forethought or planning

excitement hunter

Intolerance of boredom; Berne believes boredom is actually painful for many

why TA is important

It may help you to Recognize how you communicate with others Consider your options for how you can communicate differently to improve the communications you are involved in Improve effectiveness of your communication

recognition hunger

Need for acknowledgement and recognition; "I am here"

structural hunger

Need for something meaningful to do Social leaders basically help others structure their time

life positions

OK or Not Okay

life scripts

Patterns of ideas and beliefs about how life should go Formed from interactions with parents and peers Influenced by interactions with the environment Usually Unconscious Can be maladaptive or Adaptive

payoff

Positive or negative emotional consequence of a Game

Eric Berne

Psychoanalyst Became frustrated with the passivity of psychoanalysis Started listening to his patients created Transactional Analysis

pig parent ego state

Punishes, harsh, reactive Also called the "Punitive Parent"

stimulus hunger

Similar to Rogers' need for positive Regard Different in that it is a need for contact with others

transactions

Smallest unit of communication consisting of transactional stimulus and response

model of communication

TA is a _______________ that can provide useful insights into ourselves and into how we communicate with others The core idea is that we can think of ourselves as having three parts of our personality

where do you want to eat

one party says where they don't want to eat but does not say where they do want to eat

life scripts

Views on "OK" lead to development of __________

guilty strokes

You deceive someone and you feel good about it

negative strokes

You feel good for making someone feel bad

positive strokes

You feel good for making someone feel good

I'm board (usually from a child)

a child says they are board and you start to name things that they can do but the child seems unsatisfied with all of the choices. by saying they are board and you responding they have made you their entertainment

Devil's advocate

a person who criticizes ideas to ensure that their downsides are fully explored

Biogenetic Psychogenic

according to TA drives are?

risky games

have a bigger payoff but more risk of getting hurt

safe games

have smaller payoffs but also less risk of getting hurt.

leisure time

less safe, more exciting

parent, adult, child

list the 3 ego states

stimulus hunger, excitement hunger, recognition hunger, and structural hunger

list the 4 psychogenic hungers or drives

games

may be positive or negative, fair or unfair

games people play

risky, very exciting

rituals

safe and unexciting

work activity

safe, geared to adult ego-state