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Structure, Function and Nonsense: A Guide to the Perplexed

Pages 205-208
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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TA therapists disagree about the distinctions between structural and functional analysis. Structural commonly refers to (1) historical developments, (2) intrapsychic or internal transactions, (3) the internal organization of such components or some combination of the above. Berne's own progression from descriptive (functional) analysis to structural analysis parallels his increasing use of the therapy group for work he had previously conducted in one to one psychoanalytic therapy. Concepts from general systems theory may be employed to clarify the theoretical distinctions between structural and functional analysis as well as their practical implications for psychotherapy and TA.

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Harris B. Peck

Harris B. Peck, MD, PTM, is professor of psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, and is a member of the AGPA Task Force on General Systems Theory.