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Transactional Analysis

• About communication
• 4 pillars of TA
  1. Script
  2. Stroke
  3. Parent-Adult-Child (PAC)
  4. Game
• Most -ve things are due to not receiving enough love before 6 years

Script

• Written before the age of 6
  • Can be rewritten, but not trivial
• 4 basic emotions
  1. Glad → happiness, joy, peace, …
  2. Sad → sorrow, depression, dejection, …
  3. Mad → anger, rage, irritation, hatred, …
  4. Scared → fear, tension, anxiety, shyness, …
• Kids below 6 should get only glad. The other 3 will happen anyway
• Emotion-event pairs are stored in the brain permanently
  • Persistence reduces from age 0 to 6
  • These pairs are REPLAYED
• Be firm, be gentle

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