5. Strokes. Eric Berne defined a stroke as
the “fundamental unit of social action”.
A stroke is a unit of recognition, when
one person recognizes another person.
A stroke can be physical, verbal or
non-verbal and so could be a hand
shake, a compliment or a nod of the
head.
9. Example
You are useful. Good for
nothing
You are the best in the world
They way you pronounced
the word is wrong
Today you played really
well
Unconditional
Conditional
11. # 1 Don’t give strokes to others even when you have them to give.
# 2 Don’t ask for strokes when you need them or want them.
# 3 Don’t accept positive strokes even if you want them.
# 4 Don’t reject negative strokes when they come your way.
# 5 Don’t give yourself strokes.
Stroke Economy