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TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS (TA)
tells us that our personality is made up of 3 basic parts called
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EGO-STATES
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The 3 ego-states are: Parent - Adult - Child.
These are different from real parents, real children and real grown-ups. Ego-states begin with a capital letter to show the difference between a Parent ego-state and a parent raising a child, or adults running a business.
An ego-State is defined as a coherent system of:
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Each ego-state has a characteristic set of traits :
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• Ways of feeling and showing mad-sad-glad-scared.
• Styles of smiling, saying "hello" and "goodbye”.
• Ways of holding and moving their body.
• Ways of thinking clearly ( or not ! ).
• How to behave in private/public.
• How to use power - control.
• How to love-work-play. |
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