PSY 3102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Eric Berne, California State Route 2, Impulsivity

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3102
• Professor: Yaroslav Konar

Document Summary

2 self-diagnostic 8. 1: what"s my dominant ego state? (text) 8 application exercise 8. 3: events & ego state reactions (text) Better able to avoid psychological game playing. Improve communication effectiveness: reduce game playing, effective use of strokes. Child ego state: first structural element formed in personality developmentally, early (or somatic) child. Early adult (or little professor: early problem-solving. Natural child: displaying curiosity, need for fun, joy, intimacy, fantasy, impulsivity, liabilities of this state: Being seen as irresponsible or out of control. Compliant (placating) or rebellious (demanding, defiant, whiney) Adult ego state: objective & rational functions, considers consequences, referee between parent ego state (demands) and child (wants) Messages can come from three different ego states of parents: pp (parent state of parent) Eg, lack of rational explanation; get off the bed, i told you that you cannot jump on the bed, you know it is wrong, etc (scolding critical parent: ap (adult state of parent)