transactional analysis

English

Etymology

Coined by Eric Berne to reflect the roots in psychoanalysis and the transactions that are the target of the therapy.

Noun

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).
   • 1979, Eric Berne, Transactional Analysis, →ISBN, page 87:

     Transactional analysis is best done in therapy groups; or conversely, it may be said that the natural function of therapy groups is transactional analysis.

   • 1998, Robert F. Reilly, Robert P. Schweihs, Valuing Intangible Assets, →ISBN, page 30:

     In transactional analyses, clients rely upon the analyst's advice and opinions in order to negotiate, structure, and consummate actual commercial transactions.

See also

• archeopsychic
• exteropsychic
• neopsychic