TA in Pills - 1-5.1 - TA Theory of Transactions 1
TA Theory of Transactions 1 (Transactions represent the need to interact with others.) (for * see notes at end of this blog) A says something to B and B says something back to A in response. For example: Sam says to Ravi - "Hi Ravi. How are you doing?" and Ravi replies - Hi Sam. I am fine. And you? The communication from A to B is called a transactional stimulus and the communication from B to A is called a transactional response. A transactional Stimulus and a related transactional Response together constitute a transaction. A transaction is a unit of social interaction. Transactions afford mutual recognition. A transaction originates in an ego state in one person and is directed at an ego state in another person. Transactions are therefore vectors. They help to identify the predominant ego states people use in their interactions with others. The nature of interactions change with people, roles, place, time, situation, circumstances and reasons. Mostly interact...