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TA Today
by Ian Stewart and Vann Joines

Contents
 

Preface
 

Part I  INTRODUCING TA

1. What TA Is

Key ideas of TA
The philosophy of TA

Part II  PICTURING PERSONALITY: The Ego-State Model

2. The Ego-State Model

Examples of ego-state shifts
Definition of ego-states
Are ego-state distinctions real?
Ego-states and superego, ego, id
Ego-states are names, not things
The over-simplified model

3. Functional Analysis of Ego-States

Adapted Child and Free Child
Controlling Parent and Nurturing Parent
Adult
Egograms

4. The Second-Order Structural Model

Second-order structure: Parent
Second-order structure: Adult
Second-order structure: Child
Distinguishing structure from function

5. Recognizing Ego-States

Behavioral diagnosis
Social diagnosis
Historical diagnosis
Phenomenological diagnosis
Ego-state diagnosis in practice
The executive and the real Self

6. Structural Pathology

Contamination
Exclusion

Part III  COMMUNICATING: Transactions, Strokes and Time Structuring

7. Transactions

Complementary transactions
Crossed transactions
Ulterior transactions
Transactions and non-verbals
Options

8. Strokes

Stimulus-hunger
Kinds of strokes
Stroking and reinforcement of behavior
Giving and taking strokes
The stroke economy
The stroking profile
Self-stroking
Are there 'good' and 'bad' strokes?

9. Time Structuring

Withdrawal
Rituals
Pastimes
Activities
Games
Intimacy

Part IV  WRITING OUR OWN LIFE-STORY: Life-Scripts

10. The Nature and Origins of Life-Script

Nature and definition of life-script
Origins of the script

11. How the Script is Lived Out

Winning, losing and non-winning scripts
The script in adult life
Why script understanding is important
The script and the life course

12. Life Positions

Life position in adulthood: the OK Corral
Personal change and the OK Corral

13. Script Messages and the Script Matrix

Script messages and the infant's perception
Kinds of script message
The script matrix

14. Injunctions and Decisions

Twelve injunctions
Episcript
How decisions relate to injunctions
Antiscript

15. Script Process

Six process scripts
Combinations of process themes
Origins of process script
Breaking out of process script pattern

16. Drivers and the Miniscript

How to detect driver behavior
Primary driver
Drivers and process script types
Drivers and life position
The five allowers
Origins of drivers
The miniscript
The four myths

Part V  MAKING THE WORLD FIT OUR SCRIPT: Passivity

17. Discounting

Nature and definition of discounting
Grandiosity
The four passive behaviors
Discounting and ego-states
Detecting discounts

18. The Discount Matrix

Areas of discounting
Types of discounting
Levels (modes) of discounting
The discount-matrix diagram
Using the discount matrix

19. Frame of Reference and Redefining

The frame of reference
Frame of reference and the script
Nature and function of redefining
Redefining transactions

20. Symbiosis

'Healthy' v. 'unhealthy' symbiosis
Symbiosis and the script
Symbiotic invitations
Second-order symbiosis

Part VI  JUSTIFYING OUR SCRIPT BELIEFS: Rackets and Games

21. Rackets and Stamps

Rackets and script
Racket feelings and authentic feelings
Racket feelings, authentic feelings, and problem-solving
Racketeering
Stamps

22. The Racket System

Script Beliefs and Feelings
Rackety Displays
Reinforcing Memories
Breaking out of the Racket System

23. Games and Game Analysis

Examples of games
Sweatshirts
Different degrees of games
Formula G
The Drama Triangle
Transactional analysis of games
The Game Plan
Definitions of games

24. Why People Play Games

Games, stamps and script payoff
Reinforcing script beliefs
Games, symbiosis and the frame of reference
Games and strokes
Berne's 'six advantages'
Positive payoffs of games

25. How to Deal with Games

Need we name the game?
Some familiar games
Using Options
Disowning the negative payoff
Replacing game strokes

Part VII CHANGING: TA in Practice

26. Contracts for Change

Steiner's 'four requirements'
Why use contracts?
Making an effective contract

27. Aims of Change in TA

Autonomy
Becoming free from the script
Problem-solving
Views of 'cure'

28. TA Therapy

Self-therapy
Why therapy?
Characteristics of TA therapy
Three schools of TA

29. TA in Education and Organizations

Differences between EO and clinical applications
Organizational applications
TA in education

30. How TA Has Developed

Eric Berne and the origins of TA
The early years
The years of expansion
International consolidation

APPENDICES

A. Books by Eric Berne

B. Other Key Books on TA

C. Winners of the Eric Berne Memorial Scientific Award

D. TA Organizations

E. Training and Accreditation in TA

F. TA 101 Course Outline
 

NOTES AND REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GLOSSARY

INDEX

 

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