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Book SynopsisWithin this book, GrÃgoire reviews and extends the founding concepts of ego states in Transactional Analysis, starting with Eric Berneâs foundational thinking about ego states and then examining and integrating the evolution of subsequent models and thinking.
The ego state theory describes extensive aspects of human existence, exploring phenomena belonging to very diverse dimensions, for example, the person, their inner being, their relationships, their past and present, amongst many others. A conceptualization of the three ego states is newly presented within this book as systems which are constantly in mutual interaction, each with its specific psychological functions: the Child experiences subjectively, the Parent internalizes aspects of the external family and social worlds, and the Adult allows contact with reality. This complex but necessary process is always in evolution and lasts throughout the phases of growth, permeating every aspect of the internal, external and rel
