The Unconscious 'Games' We Play - Deepstash

The Unconscious 'Games' We Play

  • Relational patterns of interaction can also be understood in terms of psychological 'games people play'
  • Eric Berne (1961) describes a 'game' as series of transactions in which individuals either disparage themselves or others in their social interactions
  • 'Ego states' describe the way a person experiences and manifests their personality through a mixture of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.
  • So long as transactions are complementary, Adult-Adult, then communication can continue indefinitely.
  • Transactions tend to go awry when communication is not complementary, Parent-Child.

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