I'm OK, You're OK, by Thomas A Harris MD, is one of the best selling self-help books ever published.It is a practical guide to Transactional Analysis as a method for solving problems in life.

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PREPARED BY :- TALAVIYA RADHIKA D.
AGHERA BHUMI P.
PREPARED FOR :- PROF. SUREKHA R. PATIL
BOOK NAME :- I’M OK- YOU’RE OK
AUTHOR :- THOMAS HARRIS

3. Author – Thomas Harris
• Thomas Anthony Harris was
born on April 18, 1910 in
Texas.
• He displayed an interest and
proficiency in science and
medicine at an early age.
• Harris attended San Antonio
High School and then the
University of Texas.
• He received his Bachelor of
Science degree from the
University of Arkansas in
1938 and his M.D. degree
from Temple University
School of Medicine in 1940.

4. • Harris began writing the book in 1967.
• Thomas Harris has written many books such as

5. History of I’m OK – You’re OK
Harris began learning the theories of
Transactional Analysis around 1960 directly
from the creator of Transactional Analysis, Dr.
Eric Berne MD.
Harris observed the runaway success Dr. Berne
achieved with Games People Play in 1964.
Despite the numerous literary accomplishments
of Games, Harris felt that he could simplify
Berne’s theories even more and make them
more accessible to a wider audience.

6. About the books
Author Thomas Anthony
Harris
Country United States
Language English
Genre Self-help
Publisher Harper &Row
Publication date 1969
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 320

7. I'm OK, You're OK, by Thomas A Harris MD, is
one of the best selling self-help books ever
published.
 It is a practical guide to Transactional Analysis as
a method for solving problems in life.
 From its first publication during 1967, the
popularity of I'm OK, You're OK gradually
increased until, during 1972, its name made the
New York Times Best Seller list and remained
there for almost two years.
It is estimated by the publisher to have sold over
15 million copies to date and to have been
translated into over a dozen languages.

8. Purpose
 I’m OK – You’re OK is based on the theories of
Transactional Analysis developed by Dr. Eric Berne
in the bestseller Games People Play in 1964.
 Harris wrote that most people live out their lives in
the negative “I’m Not OK – You’re OK” state,
leading to dysfunctional emotional reactions towards
the people around you.
 Harris defines this and other states and gives sound
advice to allow all people to adopt the ideal “I’m OK
– You’re OK” mindset.
 For Harris, being OK with yourself and with others is
the way to happiness, personal satisfaction, and good
relationships.

9. Contents
1. Freud, Penfield, and Berne
2. Parent, Adult, and Child
3. The Four Life Positions
4. We Can Change
5. Analysing the Transaction
6. How We Differ
7. How We Use Time
8. P-A-C and Marriage
9. P-A-C and Children
10. P-A-C and Adolescents
11. When Is Treatment Necessary?
12. P-A-C and Moral Values
13. Social Implications of P-A-C

10. Outline
According to the International Transactional
Analysis Association, A 'is a theory of
personality and a systematic psychotherapy for
personal growth and personal change‘ In
1. addition to defining transactions as the
fundamental unit of social intercourse,
Berne also went on to define 3 ego
states: Parent, Adult, and Child. But
unlike Freud’s ego states, which were
more “concepts”, Berne’s ego states
could be seen with observable behaviors.

11. Harris summarized the three ego states in I’m
OK – You’re OK as:
Parent – taught concept
Child – felt concept
Adult – learned concept
The Parent, Adult, Child (P-A-C) Model

12. 2. The phrase I'm OK, You're OK is one of four
"life positions" that each of us may take. The
four positions are:
a) I'm Not OK, You're OK
b) I'm Not OK, You're Not OK
c) I'm OK, You're Not OK
d) I'm OK, You're OK

13. a) I'm OK and you are not OK. In this
position I feel good about myself but I see
others as damaged or less than and it is
usually not healthy,
b) I'm not OK and you are OK. In this
position the person sees him/herself as the
weak partner in relationships as the others
in life are definitely better than the self.
The person who holds this position will
unconsciously accept abuse as OK.

14. c) I'm not OK and you are not OK. This is the
worst position to be in as it means that I
believe that I am in a terrible state and the
rest of the world is as bad. Consequently
there is no hope for any ultimate supports.
d) I'm OK and you are OK. This is the
healthiest position about life and it means
that I feel good about myself and that I feel
good about others and their competence.

15. Transactional Analysis is method of dealing
with behavioral disorders
Developed by Eric Berne who believed that
the majority of our life experiences are
recorded in our subconscious minds in an
unaltered fashion and become a part of the way
we behave
–The behavior is subconsciously designed to
get reactions and determine how others feel
about us.

16. 3. It is a theory of communication that can be
extended to the analysis of systems and
organisations.
4. It offers a theory for child development by
explaining how our adult patterns of life
originated in childhood. This explanation is
based on the idea of a "Life (or Childhood)
Script": the assumption that we continue to
re-play childhood strategies, even when this
results in pain or defeat. Thus it claims to
offer a theory of psychopathology.

17. 5. In practical application, it can be used in the
diagnosis and treatment of many types of
psychological disorders and provides a
method of therapy for individuals, couples,
families and groups.
6. Outside the therapeutic field, it has been used
in education to help teachers remain in clear
communication at an appropriate level, in
counselling and consultancy, in management
and communications training and by other
bodies.

18. 7. Pain, Boredom, Wanting comes first, Get
help, The power of habit ,Energy and etc.
change the people.
8. How to manage time, how to save time, how
to use time are described in this Novel.
9. How to differ from each other are also
described in this.
10.To manage life many models are given like
P-A-C and marriage ,P-A-C and Children,
P-A-C and Adolescents and etc.

19. 1967 vs. 1969 Publication Date
There is considerable contradictory information
on the internet regarding the publication date
of I’m OK – You’re OK.
 Many sources cite 1967 which is incorrect. It
was published in 1969.
This is based upon these facts:
- A 1972 article in the New York Times which
states the publication date of April 1969.
-The Preface in the original first hardcover
edition which Dr. Thomas A. Harris personally
signs is dated June 1968.

20. - There is no way the book could be published
in 1967 if the Preface is dated 1968,
-The original copyright states 1967, 1968, and
1969. Harris began work on I’m OK – You’re
OK in 1967.
This is why it is sometimes confused. But the
publication was 1969.

21. Philosophy
• People are OK; thus each person has validity,
importance, equality of respect.
• Positive reinforcement increases feelings of
OK.
• All people have a basic lovable core and a
desire for positive growth.
• Everyone (with only few exceptions, such as
the severely brain-damaged) has the capacity
to think.

22. • All of the many facets of an individual have a
positive value for them in some way.
• People decide their story and destiny, therefore
these decisions can be changed.
• All emotional difficulties are curable.

23. Reference
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_OK,_You're_
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