This document discusses conditional strokes in transactional analysis. It defines a conditional stroke as relating to what someone does, and provides examples of a positive conditional stroke praising a good piece of work, and a negative conditional stroke criticizing someone's socks. The document was prepared by Manu Melwin Joy, an assistant professor at Ilahia School of Management Studies in Kerala, India, and cites references from Berne in 1971 and Woollams and Brown in 1978 regarding the definition of strokes.

1. Conditional strokes
Transactional Analysis

2. Prepared By
Manu Melwin Joy
Assistant Professor
Ilahia School of Management Studies
Kerala, India.
Phone – 9744551114
Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com
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3. References

4. A stroke is defined as a unit of recognition.
(Berne 1971)

5. “A stroke is a unit of attention which provides
stimulation to an individual”.
(Woollams and Brown: Transactional Analysis 1978)

6. Conditional strokes
• A conditional stroke
relates to what you do.
– Positive conditional – “
That was a good piece of
work you did.”
– Negative conditional – “ I
don’t like your socks”.

7. Thank You