By the time he finished Games People Play, Eric Berne’s transactional analysis theory had almost ten years to differentiate itself from psychoanalytic thinking and to mature in its own right. In the Introduction to that book, Berne laid out his stroke theory and made it clear that he considered strokes to be the fundamental motive […]
September 2007
Strokes
Strokes are interpersonal units of recognition. They can be positive and feel good or negative and feel bad. They can be verbal or physical. Strokes are essential for physical and emotional health and survival. Links within this web site that deal with the stroke concept Papers: “Core Concepts of a Stroke Centered Transactional Analysis” “The […]
