Interpersonal communications - a brief background to transactional analysis and an exercise for undergraduate students to work with.

1. Interpersonal
Communication
A brief look at
Transactional Analysis
Murray Hunter
(with the narratives supplied
by my organization behaviour
students at University
Malaysia Perlis

2. Parent
Parent Ego State
Behaviours, thoughts and feelings copied from parents
and parent figures.
Adult Ego State
Adult Behaviours, thoughts and feelings are direct responses to
here and now.
Child Ego State
Child Behaviours, thoughts and feelings are replayed from
childhood.

3. You Me
Parent Parent
Adult Adult
Child Child
Transactional Analysis relationship
Dynamics

4. Controlling Parent Parent Nurturing Parent
Controlling Adult Adult Nurturing Adult
Immature Child Child Creative Child

5. Okay my dear son, let
mummy tell you the story.
(Nurturing mother)
Mummy, what is this? Can you
tell me the story about this.
(creative child)

6. Hey , who is that guy
you were with!!!?
(controlling mother )

7. Stop, I don’t want to go
to school today
(immature child )

8. I don’t have money
anymore!!!!!!!!
(controlling adult)

9. Congratulations on
your graduation.
Good luck.
(nurturing adult)

10. Honey, Can you cook for me
today.perhaps, some tom yum honey.
(nurturing adult)
Altenative: I love U Sayang (darling)
(Creative child)

11. @#$&%%$!!!!!!! Ya
(immature child )

12. Lalalalallalaalala
(Creative child)

13. Watch the following conversation
between two students (or film clip) and
determine the transactional dynamics of
the conversation (i.e., parent-parent,
Adult-Adult, Child-Child, Parent-Adult, or
Parent-child).

14. A Tool for developing well-being in psychology and
counseling – good for helping people get over
Paranoia, Phobias, Anxieties, Fears, Obsessions,
Compulsions , Guilt, Blaming, Shame, Anger, Hate,
Depression, Hopelessness , Relationship issues,
Self Esteem, and Grief
An important tool in organizational development and
eliminate dysfunctional organizational behaviours.