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Abstract
In integrative transactional analysis, the conceptual constructs, theories, and subtheories are organized into a theory of motivation, a theory of personality, and a theory of methods. The theory of motivation examines human functioning and the need for stimuli, structure, and relationship. The theory of personality describes internal and external contact, interruptions to contact, life script, and ego function. The theory of methods emphasizes the power of a healing relationship. These theories and methods assist clinicians in understanding human beings, in normalizing the functions of psychological processes, and in healing through relationship.
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Marye O'Reilly-Knapp
Richard G. Erskine, Ph.D., TSTA, is Training Director of the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy, New York.
Richard G. Erskine
Marye O'Reilly-Knapp, D.N.Sc., CTA, is in private practice in Devon, Pennsylvania, and also is an assistant professor ot Widener University School of Nursing.
The collaborators on this article are all members of the Professional Development Seminar of the Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy, Kent, Connecticut, U.S.A.