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The aim of Transactional Analysis is social control, whereby one retains control of themselves despite others who may be consciously or unconsciously attempting to trigger emotions or moralistic beliefs. (Berne, 1961; p. 91) Transactional Analysis deals with what actually happens (interpersonally) rather than just what is going on in the minds of the individuals concerned, i.e., bird’s eye view (Berne, 1963; p. 143). Transactional Analysis “provides a system for awareness of and control of the unconscious and automatic in a person’s behavior.” (Childs-Gowell, 1979; p. 204)
References:
Berne, E. (1961). Transactional analysis in psychotherapy: A systematic individual and social psychiatry. New York, NY: Grove Press.
Berne, E. (1963). The structure and dynamics of organizations and groups. J.B. Lippincott Company: Philadelphia.
Berne, E. (1964). Games people play: The psychology of human relationships. New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc.
Berne, E. (1971). Sex in human loving. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Berne, E. (1972). What do you say after you say hello?: The psychology of human destiny. New York: Grove Press, Inc.
Berne, E. (1976). Beyond games and scripts. Grove Press, Inc.: New York.
Berne, E. (1977). Intuition and ego states: The origins of Transactional Analysis. Edited by Paul McCormick. Harper & Row: San Francisco.
Childs-Gowell, E. (1979). Reparenting schizophrenics: The cathexis experience. North Quincy, MA: Christopher Publishing House.
Schiff, A.W. & Schiff, J. L. (1971). Passivity. Transactional Analysis Journal. 1(1), 71-78.
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