Transactional Analysis
Journal
January 2003 Abstract
"For Our
Clients"
Volume 33, Number 1
What Am I Getting Myself Into?
by William F.
Cornell
This essay weaves together a description of the process of
transactional analysis psychotherapy with an account of one client's therapy-a
client who asked, "What am I getting myself into?" as she started her work.
This essay seeks to convey both the mechanisms and the experience of
psychotherapy. It emphasizes work with psychological scripts and transference,
the exploration of new possibilities for thinking and living, skill
development, and the promotion of new neural pathways as the primary means of
change in psychotherapy.
Transactional Analysis Theory: The Basics
by Carol Solomon
This article is written to acquaint readers with
basic transactional analysis theory and to provide a beginning understanding
about how these concepts can be used in real life.
Biological Underpinnings of Treatment
Approaches
by James R. Allen
This article considers how
recent developments in the biological sciences have transformed our
understanding of the mechanisms underlying various treatment approaches. It
also examines the biological underpinnings of four common conditions:
depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Psychotherapy and Spirituality
by Rebecca
L. Trautmann
This article recognizes the spiritual dimension of each
person as an important part of the therapeutic process, although many people
experience difficulty talking about it. The process of finding words to express
this dimension and exploring the meaning of that experience-with possible
historical, introjected, and/or traumatic origins-are valued in the search for
deeper meaning and mindfulness in life.
Windows on Your Inner Self: Dreamwork with
Transactional Analysis
by Margaret M. Bowater
This article
describes how dreams can be used in personal growth and therapy, not only to
help you clarify issues, but also to facilitate change. Dreams provide
metaphors that show how you experience your world, both inwardly and outwardly.
They may reflect your behavior patterns, identify script issues, show the
effects of trauma, warn you of danger, or inspire you with symbolic visions.
They are produced on a kind of "inner stage," giving you the opportunity to
consider patterns in your life and practice new decisions. Dreams emerge from
the creative inner core of the psyche, which some would call the soul or
spirit.
Fueling the Fires: Restoring Positive Sexuality in
Long-Term Relationships
by Fran Parkin and Maurice Vaughan
This article provides a perspective on how to restore positive sexuality in
long-term relationships. Concepts from transactional analysis-such as working
from an "I'm OK, You're OK" position, challenging injunctions, finding new
permissions, and strengthening Adult functioning-are integrated into an
approach that considers both the wider social perspective of relationships and
recent literature highlighting the importance of differentiation and awareness
of overattunement.
The Risks and Rewards of Coming Out in an Uncertain
World
by Terry Simerly
Coming to terms with being gay and
"coming out of the closet" about one's sexual orientation, even in a world that
is becoming more enlightened about homosexuality and more accepting of it are
still challenging at both the intrapsychic and transactional levels. This
article examines the risks and rewards of openly living gay.
When Intimate Relationships End
by Carol
Solomon
This article is written for anyone who has gone through the
ending of an intimate relationship when that ending occurred as a result of a
separation or divorce. It describes why people feel the way they do and what
they can expect in such a situation and, most importantly, gives practical
advice about what readers can do to help themselves feel better.
Investment Games
by Gillette
Edmunds
Investment games cause financial losses and can lead to an
impoverished retirement. This article shows investors how to identify
investment games and stop playing them as well as how to improve investment
returns.
What Does It Mean to Be an Adult?
by
Pamela Levin
It turns out that the apparent randomness of adult life
has an underlying pattern. This pattern, composed of stages, can guide us in
relation to what we need to do and when we need to do it in order to feel OK
about ourselves and to have a smooth and fulfilling life path.
A Chance to Thrive: Enabling Change in a Nursery
School
by Trudi Newton and Gill Wong
This article presents a
case study of a 3-year-old boy with severe behavior difficulties whose
emotional development was supported by nursery school staff through an
understanding of stages of development (Levin, 1982) and required developmental
affirmations (Clarke & Dowson, 1998). Significant change occurred for the
child, his father, the school, and others engaged in a multicornered
contract.
A Letter to Parents about Child Therapy
by Dolores Munari Poda
This article presents the meaning and value
of child therapy for both the child and his or her family.
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