As an further aid to understanding the frame of reference, the Schiffs suggest that it can be thought of as a “skin that surrounds the ego states binding them together.

1. Frame of reference and ego states
Transactional Analysis

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Manu Melwin Joy
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3. Frame of reference and ego states
• As an further aid to
understanding the frame
of reference, the Schiffs
suggest that it can be
thought of as a “skin that
surrounds the ego states
binding them together.

4. Frame of reference and ego states
• As I perceive the world
according to my unique frame
of reference, I make my own
unique set of ego state
responses to that perceived
world. It is in this way that the
frame of reference integrates
the various ego states.

5. Frame of reference and ego states
• As you and I looked into the
room, I got into Adult and
made a comment on shapes,
sizes and colors I saw in the
here and now. You were in
the child, replaying happy
memories of family scenes
which you had enjoyed in
your own childhood.

6. Frame of reference and ego states
• Having made these ego
state shifts internally, we
transacted with each
other externally from the
ego states we had
chosen.

7. Frame of reference and ego states
• Our frame of reference
gives us the patterns in
which we integrates our
ego state responses so as
to express our overall
personality.

8. References

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