TA in Pills - 1-3.2 - TA Theory of Personality 2

TA Theory of Personality 2

(We are victims of our nature. Nature is structured by activated personality structures.)

(for * see notes at end of this blog)

Behaviour: Behaviour means the way one speaks, expresses, acts or conducts oneself. It displays the state of one's mind, attitude and orientation. Albert Mehrabian (see here) is well known for his studies on the content of communication, especially when it is loaded with feelings). It has three components. (1) The verbal content of expression and diction*. e.g. What do you want? vs What is it that you want? vs Is there something that you want? The verbal content comprises choice of words and the structure of sentences. (2) The way one expresses verbally. Volume, tone, pitch and stress alter the meaning of what is said. (3) Non-verbal content: Non verbal content comprises facial expressions; movements, postures and gesticulations using hands and arms and fingers; and posture, stance and pose; 

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Functional Ego States: Functional ego states are the descriptive aspects of structural ego states - Parent, Adult and Child. 

Functional Parent:A person coming from his Parent may show up as being caring, considerate, encouraging, loving, affectionate and helping. This Parent is called the Nurturing Parent. Or, the person may show up as being authoritative, commanding, controlling and disciplining. This Parent is called the Controlling Parent. 

Functional Adult: The functional Adult has no sub-divisions. However its functions are: (1) to collect, evaluate, estimate, analyse and store data in an adult way; (2) to get the person to make logical, rational, age appropriate appraisals of persons, situations, problems and difficulties; (3) to make decisions, end situations and solve problems;  (4) to carry out reality testing*; (5) to make sane, safe and workable assessments.

Functional Child: The behaviour of a person coming from his Child may display un-restrained and natural behaviour. This is the Free Child or Natural Child. Or, may display behaviour conditioned due to parenting or as a reaction to it. This is the Adapted Child. 

Functional Ego States have further sub-divisions. These will be covered in the second sets of blogs.

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Notes:

adapting: suitable for survival and relieving stress;

behaviour: the way in which one speaks, expresses, acts or conducts oneself especially toward others. 

diction: the choice of words and phrases in speech and writing.

manifestation: the way something abstract or theoretical shows up.

reality testing: checking out (testing) one's subjective view of reality on the touch-stone of objective reality.

touch-stone: Literally, a stone that is used for finding out the purity of gold. A means that serves as a standard. 

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