transactional analysis
transactional analysis · transactional analyses
A psychotherapeutic system involving analysis of relationships and interactions in…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).
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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).
Origin
Coined by Eric Berne to reflect the roots in psychoanalysis and the transactions that areCoined by Eric Berne to reflect the roots in psychoanalysis and the transactions that are the target of the therapy.
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Forms
plural: transactional analyses| Singular | transactional analysis |
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Word family
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