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transactional analysis

a form of popular psychotherapy conducted on the premise that there are three states of the ego (parent, adult, child) in each individual, which must be brought into balance

See transactional analysis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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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