I’m OK-You’re OK was released in 1969 (copyright 1967), so I was expecting to find the language and gender stereotyping to be much more dated than it was.

I’m OK-You’re OK is a thought-provoking and hope-inspiring book on how transactional analysis approaches can improve life and relationships. Their influence can be understood by carefully analysing the verbal and non-verbal interchanges ('transactions') between people, hence Berne's name for his model: Transactional Analysis. I'm Ok, You're Ok - The Graphic Model (Four Life Positions)Transactional Analysis - I'm ok, you're ok: Just as there are the schools of thought of psychoanalysis, systemic psychology or behavioral psychology, Transactional Analysis is also a separate field. Each person chooses one of the four positions as a toddler as a basic disposition and will most likely keep it for a lifetime. In particular, he asks, if people are not to succumb to domination by the Parent ego state, how can individuals enlightened through TA know how they should live their lives?Harris's pioneering work in Transactional Analysis has had a fundamental impact on our understanding of interpersonal behavior. The title of the book has since become commonly used, often as a dismissive categorization of all popular psychology philosophies as being overly accepting. He realizes there is different data from what is taught by the parent and what is felt by the child. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.

According to Harris, humans start developing a third mental state, the Adult, about the time children start to walk and begin to achieve some measure of control over their environment. Harris equates these with the vivid recordings that Wilder Penfield was able to cause his patients to re-live by stimulating their brains. Despite the numerous literary accomplishments of Games, Harris felt that he could simplify Berne’s theories even more and make them more accessible to a wider audience. The moment transaction analysis tried to shoehorn every behavior into its model, it became obvious that not everything fits into it.Instead, the confession of an Adult makes a critical assessment of where change is possible and looks for ways to make that change happen.