"transactional analysis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transactional analyses [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Eric Berne to reflect the roots in psychoanalysis and the transactions that are the target of the therapy. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|transactional analyses}} transactional analysis (countable and uncountable, plural transactional analyses)
  1. A psychotherapeutic system involving analysis of relationships and interactions in terms of ego states that correspond to the roles of parent (critical and nurturing), adult (rational), and child (intuitive and dependent). Wikipedia link: Eric Berne, transactional analysis Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: archeopsychic, exteropsychic, neopsychic
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