PSYC 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Behaviorism
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Parent ego state, child ego state, adult ego state: not chronological- anyone can be in any state, most mature is adult ego state; mature, fair & balanced, parent- controlling/nurturing, child- adapted/free, adult- respect, awareness. Ta therapy goal: to strengthen adult state. Con + gimmick= response, switch, cross-up, payoff. Purposes for playing games: meeting mutual needs, attention (pos/neg, af rmation of life position. Ulterior transactions: occur beneath the surface of socially acceptable transactions. What makes a person go: stroke: occurs anytime one person acknowledges another with a smile, frown, nod, body gesture, or verbal greeting. Positive stroke: the unit of recognition, you"re ok. Negative stroke: discount, lack of attention or attention that makes you feel not ok: complementary transactions: when the transactional response is. Appropriate and expected and follows the natural order of healthy human relationship: child-child can only be maintained brie y.