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The Games People Play: Transactional Analysis
Ced 677

Read the book "The Games people Play"

Transactional Analysis (TA): the analyst of a client to other people

Eric Bern was initially trained as a psychologist. says that we all play a part and all follow a script. says we have thee choices follow the script of your life/play the part, don't follow the script/don't pla the part, or rewrite the script/change what you don't like about yourself. says people collect feeling like they collect stamps.

Stamp collecting: collect feelings/experiencing the same feelings
-red stamps is anger
-blue stamp is sad
-gold stamp is denying enjoyment; feels that joy or enjoyment has to be earned

PAC= Parent, Adult, Child
Ego States
-parent ego stat houses authority rules
-adult ego
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Crossed Transaction

Crossed transaction

Jacque Schiff

Reparenting

Thomas Harris

Rackets

Games: is a transaction that occurs on two levels, it follows a predictable pattern and has a payoff

Structuring time (1-4 are impersonal)
-levels of transaction/structuring time -1. withdrawls (not communicating) -2. rituals -3. pastimes -4. activities -5. games: is transation that occurs on two levels, it follows a predictiable pattern and has a payoff/winner and loser. -6. intimacy: a dormant communication that is personal and honest. All intimacy involves risk

M. James & D. Jongeward: would say people are born to win and learn to lose. Would also say that the theriputoc process is about getting back to their natural state of winning.

Scripting: the part you play in life/
-family script
-cultural script
-individual script

4 life positions (a person's position and how they see others)
-1. I'm OK, You're Not OK (blamer)
-2. I'm Not OK; You're OK
-3. I'm Not Ok; You're Not OK
-4. I'm OK; You're OK

CED 677

carl rogers
- born 19
-upper middle class family, christian
-history degree
-married with 2 kids
-attended


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