![]() Following on from the article about Transactional Analysis personality states: Parent, Adult, Child, here are some clues that might help you differentiate the different states. Again, I took this information from the book Teaching, Training and Learning by Stephen Walker and Ian Reece. Parental state verbal clues could be: If I were you ...... There's no question ...... That's ridiculous ....... Well done ........ This is the way to do it ...... Non verbal clues could be: Pursed lips, wagging fingers, horrified look, pat on the back or head The Adult state verbal clues could be: My view is ........ In what way ........ Can you say more ......... I think ......... Why, What, Where etc. Non verbal clues could be: Open alertness and giving attention The Child state verbal clues could be: I'd like ......... I don't care .... I can't stand ...... Now ......... Oh no ........ Non verbal clues could be: Delight, rolling eyes, shrugging shoulders, laughter, raising hand to speak. If you are trying to achieve an Adult state there will be influences from the other two states. When influenced by a Parent state, you might develop prejudices; and if influenced by a Child state this may result in phobias and delusions. We are not psychiatrists but we should be expert communicators and we can help people by giving them what are described as 'strokes'.
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