000			01653nam a2200169Ia 4500
020			_a978-0345410033
082			_a301.1 BER
100			_aBerne, Eric
245			_aGames people play: the basic handbook of transactional analysis
260			_c2004 _bBallantine Books _aNew York
300			_axvi, 196p. _b21 cm ; Pbk
500			_a$12.95
505			_a 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?
520			_aEric 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.
650			_aTransnational analysis _aInterpersonal relations _aGame theory _aSocial role
942			_cBK
999			_c89636 _d89636