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The Demon and Sloppiness: From Berne to Transactional Psychoanalysis

Pages 288-294
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article reexamines Berne's (1972) concept of the Demon in terms of Stern's (2005) “sloppiness” theory, which focuses on and renders constructive the inevitable degree of unpredictability that is intrinsic to the complexity of the therapeutic relation-ship. In carrying out the therapeutic plan, we must effectively integrate and make good use of those inevitable moments of chaos that characterize the emergence of transference phenomena.

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Michele Novellino

Michele Novellino, M.D., Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), is a psychiatrist and psychologist who lives and works in Rome, where he leads the Institute Eric Berne. His latest book is Clinical Seminars, which describes strategies and techniques of the Bernean, redecision, integrative, and psychodynamic TA schools. He can be reached at .