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The Interpersonal Field in Transactional Analysis

Pages 89-94
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article describes the interpersonal field in terms of strokes and transactions. The evidence for the biological and social importance of stroking is considered, with an emphasis on the importance Berne placed on learning and reinforcement in maintaining the script and on the ulterior or psychological level of communication. The author argues that this mechanism may be best understood in terms of hypnotic induction. The implications of this for TA practitioners are addressed.

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Petrūska Clarkson

Petrūska Clarkson, M.A., Ph.D., is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and practicing psychotherapist, an ITAA Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst, and Principal Clinical Psychologist Director of the metanoia Psychotherapy Training Institute in London. She has served on the ITAA Board of Trustees and is also Chairperson of the Gestalt Training Institute of Great Britain and Chair for the British Institute for the Integration of the Psychotherapies (BIIP), which is affiliated with the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) International.