Category: Transactional analysis
Ego states: Child, Parent, Adult and how to make them work
Ego states are ways of being that emerge within us in different situations. As a concept, they are very much “the heart of transactional analysis” (Sills, Hargaden, 2003), a therapeutic modality that effectively combines psychoanalysis, humanistic philosophy and pragmatism. Ego states can be understood in many ways, and these all can be helpful: Ego estates…
Games people play: A classified list of Eric Berne’s games in Transactional Analysis
This article brings together two frameworks from Transactional Analysis: “Games” from Eric Berne (Games people play) and “The Drama Triangle” from Stephen Karpman. – Our thoughts and behaviours are often guided by unconscious scripts we’re following – whether it takes us a minute to realise, or years. Uncovering those scripts – and in the process…
The regulation of ego states within ourselves
“Everyone carries their parents inside…also a little boy/girl” Eric Berne Ego states – as conceptualised by Eric Berne – are psychological realities or modes of being that emerge within us, depending on the situation and our own tendencies. In this article, I will discuss intrapsychic processes. For a more detailed overview of ego estates and…
