"A few people, however, can still see and hear in the old way. But most of the members of the human race have lost the capacity to he painters, poets… - Eric Berne

"A few people, however, can still see and hear in the old way. But most of the members of the human race have lost the capacity to he painters, poets or musicians, and are not left the option of seeing and hearing directly even if they can afford to; they must get it secondhand. The recovery of this ability is called here "awareness.

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About Eric Berne

Eric Berne (born Eric Lennard Bernstein May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was an American psychiatrist and writer, best known as the creator of Transactional analysis, and as the author of Games People Play: the Psychology of Human Relations (1964).

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Birth Name: Eric Lennard Bernstein
Alternative Names: Dr. Eric Berne
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TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS TODAY
More than 10,000 people around the world today define themselves as transactional analysts. There are formal regional groups in many countries, one international organization, and five multinational ones: The International Transactional Analysis Association, the Americas Transactional Analysis Association (ATAA), the Western Pacific Association of Transactional Association (WPATA), The Asociación Latinoamericana de Análysis Transaccional (ALAT), and the European Association of Transactional Analysis (EATA).

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It is not difficult to deduce from an individual’s position the kind of childhood he must have had. Unless something or somebody intervenes, he spends the rest of his life stabilizing his position and dealing with situations that threaten it: by avoiding them, warding off certain elements or manipulating them provocatively so that they are transformed from threats into justifications.

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