TA in Pills 2-1.5 Psychological Hungers 5 - Position Hunger
Psychological Hungers 5 (Click here for List of TA Blogs) (Psychological Hungers drive man to sustain the homoeostasis of the psychic organisation) "Words with special meaning are marked * in text and explained in Notes" Position Hunger Babies need warmth, nurture, care, attention, cuddling and acceptance for the nine months of infancy. Their preferences and avoidances also need to be considered by their parents. If these are lacking the infant deems itself as anvil* or hammer. This is the first self estimation or self label we all take onto ourself. It is either 'one up' or 'one down' (I+ or I-). This is the core belief of our personality. It is around this primary belief that manipulative orientations are constructed during the toilet training years. These result in two way beliefs. (I+, I- and U+, U-). Put together these generate four major types of convictions : Position ...