PSY 3102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Interpersonal Relationship, Transactional Analysis, Eric Berne

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3102
• Professor: Rosalinde Klempan

Document Summary

Transactional analysis: theory of personality & interpersonal relations, developed by eric berne, popularized by books, games people play, i"m ok your ok. Improve understanding of communication transactions: learn about dominant ego state, better able to avoid psychological game playing. Improve communication effectiveness: reduce game playing, effective use of strokes. Three ego states: child, sub-states, natural, adapted, adult, parent, sub-states, nurturing, critical. Child ego state: first structural element formed in personality, developmentally, early (or somatic) child. Crybaby: early adult (or little professor) Internalization of nurturing & prohibitive messages: natural child, displaying curiosity, need for fun, joy, intimacy, fantasy & impulsivity, liabilities of this state. Being seen as irresponsible or out of control: adapted child, either. Adult ego state: objective & rational functions, consider consequences, referee between parent ego state (demands) & child (wants) Parent ego state: rules, morals, manners, nurturing parent. Controlling, intimidating, enforcing: as parent develops, incorporates messages from caretakers, messages can come from three different ego states of parent.