transactional analysis

transactional analysis definition - medical

trans·ac·tion·al analysis (trăn-săkˈshə-nəl, -zăkˈ-)

noun
A system of psychotherapy that analyzes personal relationships and interactions in terms of conflicting or complementary ego states that correspond to the roles of parent, child, and adult.

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