A useful way of understanding human personality as Ego States, or systems of thinking, feeling, and acting that exist within each of us. The last sentence was cut off, and should be “The more I learn about myself and how I operate with three ego states, the better am I able to avoid the kinds [...]

A little mini-series on Transactional Analysis [TA], looking at psychological games — why we get stuck in them, and how to get out. This video lays some groundwork, explaining TA’s concept of three different states of mind: Parent, Adult and Child …. Here is the link to the video. Recommended TA texts: 1) Ian Stewart [...]

(Compiled by Fusun Akkoyun, Ph.D., CTA, TA 101 Instructor, in 2007) __________________________________________________________ A. CURE Gordon, E. (1980). Assessment of cure: A’ cure checklist’. TAJ. 10, 2, 107-114. ( It is proposed from the points of view both the therapist and the client.) Berne E. (1976). Minimal Basic Science Curriculum for Clinical Membership in the ITAA. [...]

A simple, reciprocal transaction occurs when both partners are addressing the ego state the other is in. These are also called complementary transactions. Example 1 A:  “Have you been able to write the report?” B:  “Yes – I’m about to email it to you.”  —- (This exchange was Adult to Adult) Example 2 A:  “Would [...]

TA is not only post-Freudian but according to its founder’s wishes consciously extra-Freudian. That is to say that while it has its roots in psychoanalysis – since Berne was a psychoanalytic-trained psychiatrist – it was designed as a dissenting branch of psychoanalysis in that it put its emphasis on transactional, rather than “psycho-”, analysis. With [...]