The document discusses Eric Berne's concept of transactional analysis and the three ego states - parent, adult, and child. It describes the different ways people behave and focus their energy depending on which ego state they are operating from at a given time. A healthy person is able to switch between ego states, while an unhealthy person gets stuck in one. Transactional analysis therapy aims to update the parent ego state, discharge blocked emotions from the child ego state, and expand the adult awareness to allow the natural child to act and succeed.