Thomas Harris

I'm Ok, You're Ok

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Transactional Analysis delineates three observable ego-states (Parent, Adult, and Child) as the basis for the content and quality of interpersonal communication. “Happy childhood” notwithstanding, says Harris, most of us are living out the Not ok feelings of a defenseless child, dependent on ok others (parents) for stroking and caring. At some stage early in our lives we adopt a “position” about ourselves and others that determines how we feel about everything we do. And for a huge portion of the population, that position is “I'm Not OK — You're OK.” This negative “life position,” shared by successful and unsuccessful people alike, contaminates our rational Adult capabilities, leaving us vulnerable to inappropriate emotional reactions of our Child and uncritically learned behavior programmed into our Parent. By exploring the structure of our personalities and understanding old decisions, Harris believes we can find the freedom to change our lives.
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368 printed pages
Publication year
2011
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  • Игорьhas quoted7 years ago
    Transactional Analysis constructs the following classification of the four possible life positions held with respect to oneself and others:
    1. I’M NOT OK—YOU’RE OK
    2. I’M NOT OK—YOU’RE NOT OK
    3. I’M OK—YOU’RE NOT OK
    4. I’M OK—YOU’RE OK

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