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
