TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS
TRANSACTION • INTER PERSONAL INTERACTION BETWEEN TWO (OR MORE) INDIVIDUALS • VERBAL OR NON VERBAL • EVERY INTERACTION IS BETWEEN A PAIR OF PEOPLE • INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS IN A TRANSACTION ARE IMPORTANT
WHAT IS TA • A SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF BEHAVIOUR – TO DETERMINE BEST COURSE OF ACTION – FOR COMPLETION OF TRANSACTION – IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE DESIRED OBJECTIVE – KNOWLEDGE OF TA HELPS IN EVERY DAY LIFE
WHAT IS TA • IT HELPS DEMYSTIFY WHO SAID WHAT, MEANT WHAT AND WHY IT WAS DONE • HELPS IN CONFLICT REDUCTION / MANAGEMENT • IT HELPS EVOLVE A LEADERSHIP STYLE SUITABLE FOR A PARTICULAR SITUATION
TA INVOLVES • BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF PLANE OF OPERATION • INDIVIDUALS OPERATE IN DIFFERENT PLANES AT DIFFERENT TIMES • THESE ARE CALLED EGO STATES • EGO STATES DIFFER FROM TRANSACTION TO TRANSACTION • EVEN DURING MULTI LEVEL COMMN.
EGO STATES • CHILD • ADULT • PARENT
EGO STATES DEFINED • CHILD – – – – – – – – –
WHINING SEEKING APPROVAL / ATTENTION FEAR OF REJECTION TRYING TO PLEASE MODIFIES BEHAVIOUR / MANIPULATIVE IMPULSIVE PLAYFUL & FUN LOVING CREATIVE SUBMISSIVE
CHILD EGO STATE • ADAPTED • NATURAL
CHILD EGO STATES • NATURAL CHILD – – – – – – –
WHINING SEEKING APPROVAL / ATTENTION FEAR OF REJECTION IMPULSIVE PLAYFUL & FUN LOVING CREATIVE SUBMISSIVE
• ADAPTIVE CHILD – TRYING TO PLEASE – MODIFIES BEHAVIOUR / MANIPULATIVE
EGO STATES DEFINED • PARENT – DEMANDING – DISCIPLINING – CRITICIZING – COUNSELING – SYMPATHIZING – CORRECTING – EXPECTING
PARENT EGO STATE • CRITICAL • NURTURING
PARENT EGO STATE • CRITICAL – DEMANDING – DISCIPLINING – CRITICIZING – CORRECTING – EXPECTING
• NURTURING – COUNSELING – SYMPATHIZING
EGO STATES DEFINED • ADULT – BALANCED – COMPOSED – RATIONAL – OBJECTIVE – FOCUSED ON PROB SOLVING – CONTROLLED EMOTIONS
TRANSACTIONS INDIVIDUAL II
INDIVIDUAL I
PARENT
PARENT
ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
CHILD
TRANSACTIONS INDIVIDUAL II
INDIVIDUAL I
PARENT
PARENT
ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
CHILD
TRANSACTIONS INDIVIDUAL II
INDIVIDUAL I
PARENT
PARENT
ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
CHILD
TRANSACTIONS INDIVIDUAL II
INDIVIDUAL I
PARENT
PARENT
ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
CHILD
TRANSACTIONS INDIVIDUAL II
INDIVIDUAL I
PARENT
PARENT
ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
CHILD
TRANSACTIONS INDIVIDUAL II
INDIVIDUAL I
PARENT
PARENT
ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
CHILD
TRANSACTIONS INDIVIDUAL II
INDIVIDUAL I
PARENT
PARENT
ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
CHILD
TRANSACTIONS INDIVIDUAL II
INDIVIDUAL I
PARENT
PARENT
ADULT
ADULT
CHILD
CHILD
SELF IMAGE • POSITIONS DEPEND ON SELF IMAGE – SELF IMAGE HIGH - EVERY THING AROUND LOOKS GOOD – SELF IMAGE LOW - ALL SEEM CONSPIRING – INFLATED SELF IMAGE - EVERY THING ELSE IS BAD – ULTRA LOW SELF IMAGE – EVERY THING ABOUT ME IS WRONG
LIFE POSITIONS • I AM OK – YOU ARE OK – YOU ARE NOT OK
• I AM NOT OK – YOU ARE OK – YOU ARE NOT OK
LIFE POSITIONS YOU ARE NOT OK
YOU ARE OK
I AM OK
I AM NOT OK
LIFE POSITIONS • I AM NOT OK – YOU ARE NOT OK – LOW SELF CONFIDENCE – SELF CRITICISM – LOW TRUST IN SELF AND ULTRA LOW TRUST IN OTHERS – SINKING FEELING – DEPRESSION – DISCOUNTED CHILD
LIFE POSITIONS I AM NOT OK - YOU ARE OK – INFERIORITY COMPLEX – NEED SUPPORT – WEAK FOLLOWERS – NEED HEROES AROUND THEM – COMFORTABLE IN DOMINANCE – CHILD TO ADULT EGO STATE
LIFE POSITIONS • I AM OK - YOU ARE NOT OK – – – – – – – –
INFLATED SELF IMAGE ARROGANT SELF ASSUMING SELF PROJECTING CRITICAL PARENT DISTRUST SUPERIORITY COMES FROM HURT / DISCONTENT CHILDHOOD
LIFE POSITIONS • I AM OK - YOU ARE OK – IS A WINNER – IDEAL LIFE POSITION – ENTHUSIASTIC – OPTIMIST – BIGGER PICTURE – ADULT – ADULT
• I AM OK – NOT SURE ABOUT YOU
WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU • WHERE DO YOU STAND • HOW ARE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS • WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT STATE • COULD THEY BE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY • MAKING AMENDS • INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
WHAT IS NOT FOR YOU • • • • •
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