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Written from the perspective of a writer who participated in the development of
transactional analysis from its earliest days to the present. The Heart of the Matter
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Written from the perspective of a writer who participated in the development of
transactional analysis from its earliest days to the present.
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Dedicated to all the people who are fascinated by transactional analysis;
a worldwide movement of deeply egalitarian and democratic principles.
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Steiner synthesizes, in this brief and readable text, his stroke and
heart-centered, information-based approach.
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Love, strokes, the stroke economy, cooperation, power abuse, and an
anthropological analysis of how our hierarchical power system evolved are
explored in depth.
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The crucial roles of the Child, the Adult, and the two Parents -- Nurturing and
Critical -- are illuminated with special focus on the Critical Parent’s
function.
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Maintaining faith with Berne's core concepts: the analysis of transactions; the
OK existential position; contracts and cures; crisp, understandable theory;
effective, information-based practice.