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Games people play: the basic handbook of transactional analysis

By:

Berne, Eric

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2004 Ballantine Books New YorkDescription: xvi, 196p. 21 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-0345410033

Subject(s):

Transnational analysis Interpersonal relations Game theory Social role

DDC classification:

301.1 BER

Contents:

pt. 1: Analysis of games. Structural analysis ; Transactional analysis ; Procedures and rituals ; Pastimes ; Games -- pt. 2: A thesaurus of games. Life games ; Marital games ; Party games ; Sexual games ; Underworld games ; Consulting room games ; Good games -- pt. 3: Beyond games. The significance of games ; The players ; A paradigm ; Autonomy ; The attainment of autonomy ; After games, what?

Summary: Eric Berne developed the technique of transactional analysis in group therapy, and here presents his findings to the general public in a witty and entertaining best-seller. He shows how people can achieve a new self-awareness by analyzing their behavior in terms of "games." People tend to live their lives by consistently playing out certain games in their interpersonal relationships. They play these games for a variety of reasons: to avoid confronting reality, to conceal ulterior motives, to rationalize their activities, or to avoid actual participation. These games--if they are not destructive--are both desirable and necessary, and here Dr. Berne offers an analysis of 36 common games, which he breaks down into seven major categories.--Adapted from publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	301.1 BER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	In transit from H.T. Parekh Library to H.T. Parekh Library since 09/09/2024		29225

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pt. 1: Analysis of games. Structural analysis ; Transactional analysis ; Procedures and rituals ; Pastimes ; Games --
pt. 2: A thesaurus of games. Life games ; Marital games ; Party games ; Sexual games ; Underworld games ; Consulting room games ; Good games --
pt. 3: Beyond games. The significance of games ; The players ; A paradigm ; Autonomy ; The attainment of autonomy ; After games, what?

Eric Berne developed the technique of transactional analysis in group therapy, and here presents his findings to the general public in a witty and entertaining best-seller. He shows how people can achieve a new self-awareness by analyzing their behavior in terms of "games." People tend to live their lives by consistently playing out certain games in their interpersonal relationships. They play these games for a variety of reasons: to avoid confronting reality, to conceal ulterior motives, to rationalize their activities, or to avoid actual participation. These games--if they are not destructive--are both desirable and necessary, and here Dr. Berne offers an analysis of 36 common games, which he breaks down into seven major categories.--Adapted from publisher description.

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