TA in Pills 2-2 - 5 Discounting - Symbiosis
Discounting - Symbiosis for List of TA Blogs) (Symbiosis is a condition in which two persons share personality structural components ) "Words with special meaning are marked * in text and explained in Notes" Symbiosis Personality is modelled in Transactional Analysis using ego states as its building blocks. There are three types or categories of ego states*. They are: Parent - Borrowed, Learnt, Taught Ego States. They are historical and sourced from one's parents and significant parent figures. Adult - Contemporary Ego States. Ego States of adulthood times. Child - Historical Ego States dating back from one's own childhood and teenage years. Personality aids in perception, evaluation, assessment and response to reality situations. An ego state in the 'executive' determines the nature of response based on the remaining three factors. A full complement of the three ego states are not available to a growing child. The growing child is depen...