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Tangential transactions - transactional analysis - Manu Melwin Joy
Tangential transactions occur when the stimulus and response in a conversation address different issues or perspectives. Such exchanges can lead to participants feeling drained and experiencing a sense of going in circles, as they often divert from the original topic, especially during stressful situations. The document highlights the dynamics of these conversations and emphasizes that they may occur unconsciously, ultimately hindering productive communication.
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- 2. Prepared By Manu MelwinJoy Assistant Professor Ilahia School of Management Studies Kerala, India. Phone – 9744551114 Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com Kindly restrict the use of slides for personal purpose. Please seek permission to reproduce the same in public forms and presentations.
- 3. Tangential Transactions • Atangential transaction is one in which the stimulus and response address different issues, or address the same issue from different perspectives.
- 4. Tangential Transactions • Forexample, a therapist asks a group member: “How do you feel?”. She replies: “ Well, when we spoke about this in the group yesterday, I felt angry”.
- 5. Tangential Transactions • Withher response, she addresses the issue of how she feels, but from the perspective of yesterday instead of today.
- 6. Tangential Transactions • Ata wage negotiation, a union representative asks: “ What do you want from out side so we can conclude this agreement?”
- 7. Tangential Transactions • Thepersonnel manager answers: “ We are not at all satisfied with the conditions you have proposed so fare”. Here, the issue has been shifted from wanting to feeling satisfied with.
- 8. Tangential Transactions • Everyday conversations are full of tangential transactions. When people are in situations they perceive as stressful, they are even more likely to redefine in this way.
- 9. Tangential Transactions • Thisis not surprising, because in stressful situations, people are likely to begin perceiving threats to their frame of reference.
- 10. Tangential Transactions • Thecover purpose of going on a tangent is to divert the other person away from the issue which constitutes the threat.
- 11. Tangential Transactions • Theperson who initiates the tangential transactions will not be consciously aware she is. doing so.
- 12. Tangential Transactions • Often,the other person will follow the tangent, rather than sticking the original topic. He may even go off on a further tangent of his own.
- 13. Tangential Transactions • Whenpeople get into a exchange of tangential transactions, they are likely to have an uncomfortable sense that their conversation is getting nowhere.
- 14. Tangential Transactions • Whenpeople get into a exchange of tangential transactions, they are likely to have an uncomfortable sense that their conversation is getting nowhere or going around in circles.
- 15. Tangential Transactions • Onthe psychological level, that is exactly what is intended. Conversations like these can go on for a long time.
- 16. Tangential Transactions • Theparticipants may feel they have been working hard, and end up feeling drained. By the close of their discussion, they may have never gotten back to the original issue they have intended to address.
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