Transaction Analysis

The Founder

Eric Berne (1910-1970) MD 1935 Army stint- 1943-46▪ Possibility of group therapy

Worked with Erik Erikson 1956- Applied and rejected by

Psychoanalytic Institute 1957- Published first paper on TA

TA was born when I listened to my clients and not my teachers

What is Transactional Analysis

When two people interact with each other , they are doing a social transaction

TA is the analysis of these transactions

Post Freudian as it does not looks at individual in isolation but transactions between them

Ego states- PAC Model

Parent (extero-psychic) Adult (neopsychic) Child (archaeopsychic Later on Parent and child

stages have been subdivided into two subgroups

Parent Nurturing or Controling

Child Free or Adaptive

Egogram

Jack Dusay How much in state are you

Life Positions

I'm Not OK, You're OK I'm Not OK, You're Not OK I'm OK, You're Not OK I'm OK, You're OK

Tony White’s addition

"I'm not-OK, You're OK" (I-U+) "I'm not-OK, You're not-OK" (I-U-) "I'm not-OK, But You're Worse" (I-U--) "I'm not-OK, You're Irrelevant" (I-U?) "I'm a Bit More OK Than You Are" (I+

+U+) "I'm OK, You're OK" (I+U+) "I'm OK, You're Irrelevant" (I+U?)

Transactional Analysis

Transactional stimulus Transactional response

Complimentary Transactions

Crossed Transactions

Angular Transactions

Duplex Transactiosn

Rules of communication

A complementary transaction has a quality of expectedness about it

When a transaction is crossed, chances are that the person receiving the cross will shift into the ego-state that the crosser has invited

The behavioral outcome of an ulterior transaction is determined at the psychological and not at the social level

Types of Transactions

For stimulus Hunger Procedure

Efficient and effective Ritual

Stereotyped procedure Pasttimes Games

Ulterior transactions Intimacy

Certain Games

Three positions in Games (Stephen Karpman)

Prosecutor

RescuerVictim

Yes, But

A-A at a social level C-P at the psychological level No matter what advise you give, the

same would be rejected Consumes a lot of time of

organization

Ain’t it Awful

He person just want to show their problem, not to solve them.

See what you have made me Do

Do a wrong thing in the presence of other and then blame the mistake on the other person

If it weren’t for You

I would have been great if not because of You

May be even company policy, the environment

Let’s You and Him Fight

Involves three people Let two person fight

Blemish

Just find one mistake even if it is trivial

Now I’ve got You, You S.O.B.

Costs the organization a lot Instead of being preventive, just

want to give the person a chance and then catch him/her

Corner/Bear Trapper/Uproar

No matter what you do, you are wrong

Just blaming

Some other games

Kick Me/StupidSchlemiel The Lunch Bag GameHarried Executive Wooden Leg Debtor Psychiatry

Let’s apply and impress with TA

Overall View

Role Persecutor Victim Rescuer

Triggers Threat to my ability to get thing done ‘right” Threat to my ability to escape responsibility Threat to my ability to help you.

Initial Emotion Anger (Guilt) Hurt (Fear) Fear (Sadness)

Social Artifice “I’m just making things right.” “Life shouldn’t be this hard. I can’t do it alone.”

"I’ll make you succeed; you can’t do it alone

Initial Belief I’m OK, You’re Not I’m Not OK, You’re OK I’m, OK, You’re Not

Operating Belief I’m better than you are; I know more than you. I’m helpless Only I can help them; they’re

incapable.

Opening Discount Others Self Others

Originating Position Critical Parent Adaptive or rebellious child Nurturing Parent

Plays With Victim Child (best if Rebellious Child) Parent (Persecuting or Rescuing) Victim Child (best if Adaptive Child)

Payoff Artifice “I’m better than you, even though it’s painful.”

“I’m no good, but can’t you love me anyway?”

“Why can’t you be more like me, and take care of yourself?”

Switched Role Victim Persecutor Victim

Switched Role Payoff “Don’t you care about quality? You think I don’t deserve better?”

“Why don’t you mind your own business?”

“If you don’t want me to help you, then leave me alone”

How to stop

Avoid Complimentary Hands Stop Acting Phoney Roles Stop Discounting Others Stop Discounting Yourself Learn to accept positive strokes and

give positive strokes Sometimes it is best to level You can’t win them ALL

Critique

Provides a grimy picture of individual Solutions seems to be too generic

Bibliography

Eric Berne MD http://www.ericberne.com/

Berne. E.(1964) Games People Play Jongeward. D. (1974)Everybody Wins,

Transactional Analysis Applied to Organizations

Harris, T. A.(1967) I'm OK, You're OK Transactional Analysis videos by

TheraminTrees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKNyFSLJy6o

Bibliography

Pr0chaska, J.O. & Norcross, J.C.(2006). Transactional Analysis in Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis

Stewart, I. & Joines, V. (1987). T A Today: A New Introduction to Transactional Analysis

Games People Play- http://www.speed-flanigan.com/article_games_people_play.html

White, T. (1994). Life Positions. Transactional Analysis Journal, Volume 24(4)p. 269-276