This article analyzes the current state of integrative psychotherapy with respect to various levels of integration. Three core concepts from transactional analysis are proposed as metamodels for the integration process: (1) The racket system (Erskine & Zalcman, 1979) is proposed as a metatheoretical framework for integration on the levels of theory and methodology; (2) Berne's (1961) four-fold diagnostic schema of ego states is suggested as a metamodel for integrating and validating therapeutic methods within transactional analysis and among various psychotherapy approaches; and (3) Berne's (1972) theoretical concept of games, Formula G, is offered as a metamodel for integration and validation within transactional analysis and across approaches. The common ground between Freud's structure theory and Berne's transactional ego state psychology is also discussed.

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Section 3. Theory
The Contributions of Transactional Analysis to Integrative Psychotherapy
Pages 198-214
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
Section 3. Theory
The Contributions of Transactional Analysis to Integrative Psychotherapy
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