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TA Theory of Transactions 2 (Transactions represent the need to interact with others.) (for * see notes at end of this blog) Transactions are units of social interaction. They help people in recognising each other, in establishing a connect with one another and in hosting communication between them. Transactions help in exchanging a commodity. The commodity is stroke. Therefore the impact of transactions is dependent on the strength, quality and impact of strokes they deliver. This is an important difference between an interaction and a transaction. A transaction comprises a transactional stimulus and a transactional response. Therefore a transaction is a transaction if and only if ego states are involved. As an example: "Something is happening there." is not a transaction. But "Look, something is happening there." is a transaction. Simple Transactions:   There are two types of simple transactions. They are complementary transactions and crossed transact...

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...

What is Transactional Analysis Transactional Analysis is a social psychology. Its practitioners use it in many areas and in many ways. It is an empowering tool for achieving personal growth, personal development, personal effectiveness and personal transformation. It helps us to have a robust, effective, influential personality. It helps us to put our life on a success path. TA theory of Personality:  Personality is modeled in Transactional Analysis using psychic entities called ego states as building blocks. There are three broad categories of ego states. The basis of their classification is: > The way they generate perception, evaluation, assessment and response; > The way they manifest as patterns of thinking, feeling, behaviour and attitude; > Their source and historical epoch; The three categories of ego states are Parent (externally sourced), Child (archaic ego states from one’s own childhood) and Adult (contemporary) ego states. Parent ego s...