The little boy or girl is urged to be more helpful around the house, but when he is, the parents find fault with what he does – a homely example of “damned if you do and damned if you don’t.”

1. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t
Transactional Analysis

2. Prepared By
Manu Melwin Joy
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Ilahia School of Management Studies
Kerala, India.
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3. Dilemma Type Corner
• An everyday form of
corner which is played
by the whole family and
which is most likely to
affect the character
development of
younger child occurs
with meddlesome
parental parents.

4. Dilemma Type Corner
• The little boy or girl is
urged to be more
helpful around the
house, but when he is,
the parents find fault
with what he does – a
homely example of
“damned if you do
and damned if you
don’t.”

5. Dilemma Type Corner
• This double bind may
be called the Dilemma
type of Corner.

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