Transactional Analysis Flashcards
TA is the theory of ______ and an organized system of interactional therapy
Personality
TA assumes we make current decisions based on
Past premises
What does TA emphasize?
Cognitive/behavioral
What are the 3 recognized schools of TA?
Classical, schiffian, redecisional
What are the 2 unrecognized schools of TA?
Self-reparenting, corrective parenting
What is the goal of TA?
Autonomy
What is defined as awareness, spontaneity, and capacity for intimacy?
Autonomy
What sets TA apart?
The goals are contractual and the power is equalized between the client and therapist
Who developed TA?
Eric Burne
What are the 3 ego states of TA?
Parent, adult, child
What are the two divisions of the child state?
Natural child and adapted child
What is a stroke in context to TA?
Need for stimulation and recognition
“Stroking your ego”
Why are strokes important in TA?
To develop a sense of trust and self worth
TA theory pays attention to how people _____
Structure their time to get strokes
TA encourages us to be aware of what when it comes to strokes
What strokes we survive on, what strokes we ask for and receive, what strokes we give to others
When would a parent give a child an injunction?
During expressions of disappointment, frustration, anxiety and unhappiness “don’t do this”
Where do counterinjunctions come from?
The parents parent ego state
How is transaction described in TA
A basic unit of communication
A transaction consists of an exchange of two ______ between 2 or more people
Strokes
What is a game in the context of TA?
Ongoing series of transactions that end with a negative payoff called for by the script that concludes the game and advances some way of feeling badly.
What are the 3 basic elements within a game?
Complementary transactions, ulterior transaction, negative payoff which is the real purpose of the game
How does Berne describe the anthology of games?
Persecutor, rescuer, victim
What are the unpleasant feelings people experience after a game?
Rackets
What is a familiar emotion that was learned and encouraged in childhood, and experienced in many different stress situations, but it is maladaptive as an adult means of problem-solving
Rackets
How are rackets maintained?
By choosing situations that will support them 
And transactional analysis what our clients taught to do
Make connections between the games they played as children and those they play now 
How does making connections help clients in the present? 
It offers clients the chance to drop certain games in favor of responding. Honestly, this is an opportunity that may lead them to discover ways of changing negative strokes into learn how to give and receive positive strokes. 
When do decisions about oneself one’s world and one’s relationship crystallize ?
The first five years of life 
According to transactional analysis, what are the four basic life positions that determine how people feel about themselves, and how they relate to others 
- I’m okay, you’re okay
- I’m okay, you’re not okay
- I’m not okay, you’re okay
- Im not okay, you’re not okay
How can clients become aware of how they acquired their life script and are able to see more clearly in their life role?
Script analysis
What type of analysis demonstrates the process by which people acquired a script and the strategies they employ to justify their actions based on it 
Script analysis
