Eric Berne Books

Dr Berne published this book in 1963, after Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy but before the popular Games People Play. In the preface, he states the book's objective as: "to offer a systematic framework for the therapy of ailing groups & organizations." He discusses the structure & dynamics of groups, classification of groups, the analysis of transactions, an overview of games, group psychotherapy & other subjects. Berne doesn't treat games in great detail--that would come next year in Games People Play. This book is recommended for those interested in an introduction to the application of Transactional Analysis to groups. For a more detailed discussion, readers are recommended to consult Principles of Group Treatment.

"An important book . . . a brilliant, amusing, and clear catalogue of the psychological theatricals that human beings play over and over again." Dr. Eric Berne, as the originator of transactional analysis, has attained recognition for developing one of the most innovative approaches to modern psychotherapy. Discover how many of these "secret games" you play everyday of your life: Iwfy (If it weren't for you); Sweetheart; Threadbare; Harried; Alcoholic, and many more. A groundbreaking book that bores deep into the heart of all our relationships.

It was only after Dr Eric Berne's Games People Play became in international bestseller in 1964, that transactional analysis, his highly original and innovative approach to psychotherapy, attained wide recognition outside the United States. Over the past forty-five years, however, the principles and practice of 't.a.' have intrigued not only professional therapists but all those who seek to understand human personality and the peculiarities of human relationships.Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy , the book in which he first laid out the principles of his method, has become a classic in its field and is now available to a new generation of readers.

As a psychiatrist, Dr. Berne found that each person, in early childhood--under the powerful influence of his parents--writes his own script that will determine the general course of his life. That script dictates what kind of person he will marry, how many children he will have, even what kind of bed he will die in. Most of all, it determines whether he will be a winner or a loser, a spendthrift or a skinflint, a tower of strength or a doomed alcoholic. Some people, says Berne, have scripts that call for them to fail in their professions, or to be repeatedly disappointed in love, or to be chronic invalids. Here, he demonstrates how each life script gets written, how it works, and how each of us can break free of it to help us attain real autonomy and true fulfillment.

Psychology, Relationships, Sexual Studies

Do you realise you, and all the people you know, play games? All the time? Sexual games, marital games, complex games that you�re not even aware of as you go about your usual life? You might play games like �Alcoholic� or �The Frigid Woman' at weekends, or perhaps 'Ain't it awful' or �Kick me� while you�re at work. First published in the 1960s and recognized as a classic work of its kind by professionals, the bestselling �Games People Play� is also an accessible and fascinating read. It is a wise, original, witty and very sensible analysis of the games we play in order to live with one another � and with ourselves.

Introducing a groundbreaking approach to understanding human behavior, this book presents Transactional Analysis as a framework for psychiatrists and analysts. Eric Berne, M.D. explores the motivations behind social interactions, offering insights that reshape therapeutic practices. Through this innovative lens, mental health professionals can better comprehend their clients' dynamics, enhancing the effectiveness of psychotherapy.

Dem Autor des Welterfolgs "Spiele der Erwachsenen" geht es hier um jenes ungreifbare, schwer begreifliche Energiesystem, das wir Seele nennen. Kenntnisreich, verständlich und nicht ohne Humor erklärt Dr. Berne, wie Geist und Seele beim psychisch gesunden Menschen arbeiten, welche Krankheiten sie befallen können, worin die Ursachen dieser Krankheiten liegen, wie sie sich auswirken und wie man sie behandelt. Hier findet der Leser Aufklärung und Information, er bekommt gewissenhaft Antwort, er lernt seine eigene psychische Situation verstehen. Berne ist ein Arzt, der sich Zeit nimmt und zu dem man sofort Vertrauen hat, weil er sich nicht hinter einem unverständlichen Medizinerjargon versteckt, sondern offen und klar zu seinem Leser spricht.