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Transactional Analysis: Theory Of Human Behavior

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Transactional Analysis
By: Krisel Anne E Subido, MBA-HBO 1st yr. (Saturday Class)

Keywords : Transactional analysis, Ego State, Transactions, Games, Strokes, Life Position

As a human being, we have our different perception, attitude, values, emotions, & etc. This can be changed to some degree when an individual involves in any interactions within the organization. So, here comes the method of studying interactions. The transactional analysis or TA, theory of personality and systematic psychotherapy for personal growth and personal change.’ (ITA News February 2008, pa 28, section 2-The Code of Ethics).

Eric Berne (1910-70), the originator of Transactional Analysis, was a Canadian born psychiatrist who began his psychoanalytic training …show more content…

We carry around in our Child ego states all of the experiences we have had, and sometimes these childlike ways of being pop up in our grown-up lives. This can be fun when we are in a situation in which it is safe and right to play and enjoy ourselves. It can be a problem when our Child view of the world causes us to distort the facts in a current situation and prevents our Adult ego state from seeing things accurately. While the Child most likely to use short expressive words like “WOW!” “Yeah!” or “Let 's …show more content…

Transactions are about how people interact with each other, specifically, which ego state in me is talking to which ego state in you. You may have noticed that sometimes communication continues in a straightforward, easy way that seems to go smoothly. But at other times, things seem to get all jumbled up, confusing, unclear, and unsatisfying. An understanding of transactions can help you keep your communication with others as clear as you would like it to be. (p. 17 Transactional Analysis Theory: the Basics by Carol Solomon, Ph.D. Vol. 33, No. 1, January, 2003;http://www.carolsolomonphd.com/web_pdfs/Transact.pdf)

The first example is easy to understand. This is called Straight transactions (or complementary transactions). When people use straight (or complementary) transactions, communication can continue indefinitely. It is when people cross transactions that communication breaks down. Example of Adult to Adult transaction are A1: “Will you tell me what time it is?” while the A2: Yes, it is four o’clock.” Another example is Parent to Child transaction: P: “You have to go to bed right now!” C: “Please … Can’t I just finish

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