TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS (ERIC BERNE)
BASIC ASSUMPTIONS INTERACTIONS ARE SYMPTOMS OF AND CAUSES OF EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTY INDIVIDUALS ARE PROGRAMMED (SCRIPTED) EARLY IN LIFE BUT CAN OVERCOME EARLY PROGRAMMING (CHOOSING TO REDECIDE)
ASSUMPTIONS “GAMES” ARE WAYS TO AVOID INTIMACY (KICK ME, IF IT WEREN’T FOR YOU, STUPID, LET’S YOU AND HIM FIGHT, WOODEN LEG, ETC.) PERSONALITY INFLUENCED BY INTERACTION OF EGO STATES (PARENT, ADULT, CHILD) PERSONALITY INFLUENCED BY BASIC LIFE POSITIONS THE NEED FOR STROKES
THE EGO STATES
BASIC LIFE POSITIONS
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS COLLECTING INFORMATION REGARDING PARENTAL MESSAGES, EARLY DECISIONS, AND LIFE SCRIPTS (LIFE SCRIPT QUESTIONNAIRE) STRUCTURAL AND TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS COMPLE- MENTARY CROSSED ULTERIOR (GAMES)
GOALS AND PROCEDURES FORMULATION OF GOALS THROUGH THE USE OF CONTRACTS COUNSELORS AS TEACHERS OR CONSULTANTS RECONSIDERING PAST DECISIONS AND MAKING NEW ONES AUTONOMY/HONESTY VS GAMES
GOALS AND PROCEDURES SUITED FOR GROUPS/COUPLES/FAMILIES
TECHNIQUES INCLUDE: INSTRUCTION OBSERVATION CONFRONTATION INTERPRETATION ROLE PLAYING GESTALT TECHNIQUES AND REFRAMING