When people meet, they are adept at signaling to each other what symbiotic role they want to take up.

1. Symbiotic invitation
Transactional Analysis

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3. Symbiotic invitation
When people meet,
they are adept at
signaling to each other
what symbiotic role
they want to take up.

4. Symbiotic invitation
These symbiotic
invitations are often
conveyed without
words. Usually, one or
more of the four
passive behaviors will
be shown.

5. Symbiotic invitation
Sometimes, a symbiotic
invitation may be
conveyed in words.
When this happens, the
person will be heard
manipulating for what
she wants rather than
asking directly.

6. Symbiotic invitation
This is often done
subtly. For instance, a
member of a therapy
group may look
forlornly down at the
floor and say: “I need a
hug”.

7. Symbiotic invitation
The temptation is for
other group members to
go ahead and give her
the hug she seems to
have asked for. But if
they do so, they will
have accepted her
symbiotic invitation.

8. Symbiotic invitation
Had she asked for the
hug in a non symbiotic
manner, she would have
looked at one particular
member of the group
and said: “ Will you give
me a hug?”.

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