2. Prepared By
Manu Melwin Joy
Research Scholar
School of Management Studies
CUSAT, Kerala, India.
Phone – 9744551114
Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com
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3. Crossed transaction
A crossed transaction is one in which the transactional vectors
are not parallel, or in which the ego state addressed is not the
one which responds.
4. 0 0
CP
A A
S
R
FC to NP, CP to AC crossed Transaction
NP
AC FC AC FC
CP NP
Detailed analysis of transaction by using the functional model
5. Second rule of communication
When a transaction is crossed, a break in communication
results and one or both individuals will need to shift ego states
in order for communication to be re-established.
6. • Make up your own example of
an A-A stimulus crossed by a C-
P response.
• Make up your own example of
an A-A stimulus crossed by a P-
C response.
• Make up your own example of
an A-A stimulus crossed by a C-
C response.
Activity
7. • Get into pairs and role play a
conversation in which every
transaction is crossed.
• Each time the other person
speaks, decide which ego state
she was inviting you. Get into a
different ego state and
respond.
• See how long you can keep up
the sequence without slipping
into parallel transactions.
• When you finish, discuss your
experience during this
exercise.
Activity