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    - Recognition and praise from others, known as "strokes", are essential to well-being but can vary greatly in nature, from physical touch to verbal affirmation. When positive strokes are lacking, people may seek negative strokes instead of no strokes at all. - The need to fill one's time constructively, called "structure hunger", can be met through work, hobbies, social rituals and games, though games often result in negative strokes. Early life experiences shape one's core view of the self and expectations of relationships. - Transactional Analysis posits that we have three ego states - Parent, Adult, and Child - and that healthy communication involves addressing each appropriately through "I-messages" instead of

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    - Recognition and praise from others, known as "strokes", are essential to well-being but can vary greatly in nature, from physical touch to verbal affirmation. When positive strokes are lacking, people may seek negative strokes instead of no strokes at all. - The need to fill one's time constructively, called "structure hunger", can be met through work, hobbies, social rituals and games, though games often result in negative strokes. Early life experiences shape one's core view of the self and expectations of relationships. - Transactional Analysis posits that we have three ego states - Parent, Adult, and Child - and that healthy communication involves addressing each appropriately through "I-messages" instead of

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    - Recognition and praise from others, known as "strokes", are essential to well-being but can vary greatly in nature, from physical touch to verbal affirmation. When positive strokes are lacking, people may seek negative strokes instead of no strokes at all. - The need to fill one's time constructively, called "structure hunger", can be met through work, hobbies, social rituals and games, though games often result in negative strokes. Early life experiences shape one's core view of the self and expectations of relationships. - Transactional Analysis posits that we have three ego states - Parent, Adult, and Child - and that healthy communication involves addressing each appropriately through "I-messages" instead of

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    Transactional Analysis

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    Dony Jose
    - Recognition and praise from others, known as "strokes", are essential to well-being but can vary greatly in nature, from physical touch to verbal affirmation. When positive strokes are lacking, people may seek negative strokes instead of no strokes at all. - The need to fill one's time constructively, called "structure hunger", can be met through work, hobbies, social rituals and games, though games often result in negative strokes. Early life experiences shape one's core view of the self and expectations of relationships. - Transactional Analysis posits that we have three ego states - Parent, Adult, and Child - and that healthy communication involves addressing each appropriately through "I-messages" instead of

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    *The recognition that one person

    gives to another

    *Essential to a person's life *Can vary from actual physical


    touch to praise

    *Positive Strokes- I love you,


    you did a good job.

    *Negative Strokes- I hate you. *When positive strokes are not


    given, we look for negative strokes rather than be without strokes at all.

    *We should learn to open our


    hearts and ask for strokes.

    *It makes life easier and


    enhance confidence.

    STRUCTURE HUNGER
    The need for filling ones time is called structure hunger. It includes: a) Withdrawing from threatening environment. b) Rituals c) Work or productive activity. d) Pastimes e) Games f) Intimacy

    Physically present but mentally absent from people around . Safe and avoid risk.

    *A pre-set exchange of recognition


    strokes. *"Hi!" How are you?" "Fine, thanks." "Well, see you around. Bye!" *This is a four-stroke ritual.

    *
    *An activity which has a product as its
    result.

    *Good work results in the exchange of


    strokes as a side effect.

    *
    *A pre-set conversation around a certain
    subject.

    *Pastimes are most evident at cocktail


    parties and family get-together.

    *It includes saying gossips,talking about


    neighbours etc.

    *
    *Repetitive, devious series of
    transactions intended to get strokes.

    *Unfortunately, the strokes obtained in


    games are mostly negative.

    *A game is a failed method of getting


    strokes.

    *A direct and powerful exchange of strokes


    which people crave but seldom attain.

    *The Child is frightened away from it by


    hurtful experiences.

    y- The need to have our fundamental life decisions validated and affirmed

    - To be told we are either OK or not OK - Early in life we make basic decisions about self and others: Im OK. or Im not OK. Youre OK. or Youre not OK. - This decision serves as the basis for a script which we use to structure time and seek strokes

    *
    *Script is a life plan, directed to a reward. *A script is an ongoing
    programme,developed in early childhood under parential influence which directs the individual behaviour in the most important aspect of his life.

    *A person when confronted with a


    situation acts according to his lifes script.

    * A life script might be "to be hurt many


    times, and suffer and make others feel bad when I die", and could result in a person indeed setting himself up for this, by adopting behaviors in childhood that produce exactly this effect.

    Legitimate Role: 1. Prosecutor : someone who sets necessary limits on behaviour. 2. Victim: Someone who qualifies for job but denied because of race,sex or region. 3. Rescuer: Someone who is helping others open minded to solve his problem.

    Illegitimate Roles: 1. Prosecutor:someone who is charged wiyh enforcing rules but do it with burtality. 2. Victim:Someone who does not qualify for a job falsely claims it is because of sex,race,relegion. 3. Rescuer:Someone who acts as if helpful to keep others depended upon him.

    BENEFITS

    Improve in inter-personal communication. Improve in inter-personal relations. Develops leadership skills. Useful in areas where success depends on
    inter-personal effectiveness such as sales, employee counselling,etc.

    It reinforces and implement other


    management activities such as job enrichment,communication etc.

    Difficult to understand ego states and


    transactions between people.

    Encourage amateur psychologising if


    carelessly applied.

    Used as put-down in inter-personal


    relations.

    One use this as a tool to manipulate the


    behaviour of others.

    Behaviour known To self Behavi our known to others Behavi our unkno wn to others

    Behaviour unknown to self

    PUBLIC

    BLIND

    HIDDEN

    UNKNOWN

    An individual knows about himself and


    about others.

    There is openness and compatibility. Less possibility for defensive behaviour.

    individuals knows about others but not


    himself.

    The individual irritates other


    unintentionally

    one understands himself but do not know


    others emotions.

    True feelings of individual remains secret


    from others .

    One have fear of reactions from others.

    Individual doesnt know himself


    and others feelings.

    This form of interaction is highly


    explosive.

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