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Section 1. Clinical Applications

Devolution: The Link between Script Instructions and Physical Illness

Pages 100-110
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article considers the link between script and physical illness and proposes that humans respond to physical or emotional trauma with five inborn devolutionary lines of defense. These lines of defense are imposed on physiology as well as personality and thus can produce physical illness. Links between script issues and physical symptoms in relation to a variety of physical and psychological problems are discussed. Through rescripting, transactional analysts stand to make major contributions to clients who want to improve their physical as well as emotional well-being.

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Pamela Levin

Pamela Levin, R.N., was the first woman to receive ITAA Clinical Membership and the first nurse to be awarded Clinical and then Teaching Membership. She studied with Eric Berne in the 1960s and co-authored “Games Nurses Play” with him. Pamela has authored numerous articles and books, and in 1984 she received the Eric Berne Memorial Scientific Award for her work on the cycles of development. She maintains a private practice in Northern California focusing on assisting people to regain physical and emotional health using transactional analysis and corrective parenting, clinical nutrition, and various bodywork approaches. She also conducts workshops for personal growth and professional development.