Chapter 8: Transactional Analysis Flashcards
What are the 3 Ego States?
Parent Ego State, Adult Ego State and Child Ego State
What Ego state is filled with opinions and prejudices, is domineering/judgmental and there is no room for compromise, contains all the attitudes, ideas, postures, gestures, habits learned from parents, grandparents, older siblings etc.
Parent Ego State
What Ego state evaluates situations, gathers information, orientated toward present reality and objective gathering info. Is effective on research, but maybe ineffective as commander of personnel in a dept. Needs hardcore data to make decisions.
Adult Ego State
Child ego state is someone who is playful, selfish, mean, impulsive, whining and made up of what three discernible parts of this state?
Natural child (Impulsive, untrained, expressive). Little Professor (unschooled wisdom, influences people, knows when to cry/stay silent to manipulate parents). Adapted Child (natural impulses occur in parental trainings, and demands significant authority figures)
What type of state must a police manager be aware of in regards to the adult or child ego state that is bias towards something?
Contamination
What behavior is completely blocking out an adult or child ego state and not embracing the positive attributes of the ego state.
Isolation
What are complementary transactions?
Interactions between both parties (egos) that response is appropriate to the interaction.
What is crossed transactions, which sometimes are useful and necessary to gain control of a situation or to bring about a change in behavior that is inappropriate to the situation.
Manager initiating the transactions received a response that was inconsistent with their expectations.
What is Ulterior Transactions
transaction that has 2 messages. One message is overt the other message is covert or subliminal.
The 4 basic life positions (First) I’m Ok, you’re OK is?
manager psychologically healthy, mature and able to develop open trustworthy relationships. Assume responsibility of their own behavior.
The 4 basic life positions (Second) I’m Ok, you’re Not OK is?
Managers who degrade and persecute others. Blame others for their miseries, unwilling to take responsibility of their shortcomings/mistakes. Strong distrust of others.
The 4 basic life positions (Third) I’m not Ok, you’re OK
Managers who feel powerless. Compared to others they come up short. self-critical, become easily depressed, irrational in their decision making
The 4 basic life positions (Forth) I’m not ok, you’re not OK is?
Individuals who have given up on life. See little in themselves or others. Maybe withdrawn, moody and pessimistic.
What is positive and negative act sanctions that recognize the behavior of other people. People need this recognitions to help develop are called?
Strokes
“Games” played in Law Enforcement- “If it weren’t for Him/Her” is?
Game designed to blame someone else for one’s own poor performance or production.
“Games” played in Law Enforcement- “Now I’ve Got You, You SOB (NIGYYSOB) is?
Attempts to catch another individual/group in a mistake, lie or violations of rule/orders so that manager can discipline the person. (Tends to destroy trusting relationships).
“Games” played in Law Enforcement- “Blemish” is
player may review a report or performance and pick out minor flaws in an otherwise good report. Over critical.
“Games” played in Law Enforcement- “Corner” is?
Players who put other in impossible binds. Unreasonable deadlines…etc.
“Games” played in Law Enforcement- “Poor me” ?
players who find themselves in situations they do not like and spend hours griping to anyone who will listen. Poor me see themselves as “Not, OK” people.
“Games” played in Law Enforcement- Kick me?
Constantly becoming involved in situations that provoke managers/supervisors to take some sort of negative reaction towards them. (chronically late, turns reports in with error all the time).
“Games” played in Law Enforcement- Stupid
Variation of Kick Me, constantly doing something stupid to provoke supervisors/colleagues into commenting n their stupidity. Make mistakes or place themselves in jeopardy by their poor judgement.
“Games” played in Law Enforcement- Wooden Leg
Player makes excuse to avoid success or accomplishments.
