The Drama Triangle

THE DRAMA TRIANGLE

By team “Conflicted”

“…The Play’s the Thing…”

STEPHEN KARPMAN

REVIEW• The Play has three Roles: Persecutor,

Victim, Rescuer• These Roles are Positions• Ground Rule: Focus on Interests NOT

Positions

STEP OUT

WINNER’S TRIANGLE

PERSECUTOR:

• ROLE: Powerful & Rightous• INTEREST: improve a situation, solve

a problem• TOOLS: Assertiveness/ Curiosity/

Conflict

RESCUER:

• ROLE: Powerful & Heroic• INTERESTS: Be caring, empower the

victim to explore and embrace new options

•TOOLS: Coaching/ Conflict

VICTIM:•ROLE:

Powerless & Victimized/ Wronged• INTERESTS: Acknowledge vulnerability,

become accessible to new options• TOOLS: Openness/

Accessibility/ Conflict

AVOIDING DRAMA TRIANGLE ROLES

Be confident in your abilities and motivated to foster confidence in others

Approach others with positive expectations

Be congruent with what you say and do

Support efforts to be more responsible and effective

Clarify consequences, impose them when behavior warrants

Do not do things you feel pressured to do for employees or coworkers

When someone fails to carry out responsibilities, confront the failure without conveying the feeling they have let you down

PHOTO CREDITS (copied from google image 11/21-12/1/13)• Slide 1: http://www.westbengaltourism.gov.in/web/guest/kolkata-drama

• Slide 2: http://taclasik.nethouse.ru/page/87852

• Slide 3: http://www.co2partners.com/blog/2013/04/karpmans-drama-triangle /

• Slide 4: http://puppydogweb.com/gallery/saintbernards/saintbernard_rahm.jpg

• Slide 4: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100701-science-animals-mating-mice-mouse-aphrodisiac-tears/, photo by Joel Sartore

• Slide 4: http://adamthinks.com/2009/03/15/wild-animals/

• Slide 4: www.friendshipsaverprogram.com/

• Slide x: http://www.tamatters.co.za/ta.html

• Slide 13: http://www.ripleys.com/weird/daily-dose-of-weird-wtf-blog/unbelievable-but-true/man-suffers-heart-attack-while-eating-triple-bypass-burger

• Slide 15: http://www.designfetish.org/2012/01/time-out-timer-stool.html

• Slide 18: www.Telegraph.co.uk

BRAVO!