transactional analysis
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transactional analysis
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Coined by Eric Berne to reflect the roots in psychoanalysis and the transactions that are the target of the therapy.
noun transactional analyses
- A psychotherapeutic system involving analysis of relationships and interactions in terms of ego states that correspond to the roles of parent (critical and nurturing), adult (rational), and child (intuitive and dependent). Transactional analysis is best done in therapy groups; or conversely, it may be said that the natural function of therapy groups is transactional analysis.
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title = {transactional analysis},
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