transactional analysis
nounEtymology Coined by Eric Berne to reflect the roots in psychoanalysis and the transactions that are the target of the therapy.
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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.1979, Eric Berne, Transactional Analysis, →ISBN, page 87:
- In transactional analyses, clients rely upon the analyst's advice and opinions in order to negotiate, structure, and consummate actual commercial transactions.1998, Robert F. Reilly, Robert P. Schweihs, Valuing Intangible Assets, →ISBN, page 30:
- Related terms
- archeopsychic, exteropsychic, neopsychic