A Living History of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy

Engaging Reflectively with Theory and Methodology
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-18134-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 264 g

Reihe: Innovations in Transactional Analysis: Theory and Practice

This important book offers a comprehensive review of over 70 years of transactional analysis psychotherapy from within the field, considering its historical context and various applications, as well as how different aspects of the theory emerged and how they are applied.

The book examines the structure of transactional analysis, taking readers on a journey from the inception of the method to present-day applications of the theory. The authors raise questions around the way the theory may be taught as doctrine and ask readers to consider how new aspects of theory are fully integrated into the already existing schema. The authors also highlight the zeitgeist within which TA was developed and offer reflections as to how further developments are also part of a particular spirit and mood of the times in which they were developed.

A Living History of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy offers coherence between different aspects of TA theory and when, where, and why they are used, making it important reading for TA scholars, students, and practitioners.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deaconu, Diana

Oates, Steff

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Psychoanalyse (S. Freud)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. A historical perspective on the evolution of transactional analysis theory  2. Growth, challenge, and expansion of the theory  3. Bringing transactional analysis theory into practice: Complexities generated by the emergence of special fields of application  4. Development of the cathexis and redecision schools  5. Room for a diversity of thinking and approach: The development of constructivist, constructionist, and co-creative approaches in transactional analysis  6. The development of relational transactional analysis  7. Evolutions at the intersections of transactional analysis: The delicate edge between theory and mythology  8. An appreciation of a dynamic, sustainable robust theory and those who ensure it  9. Evolution and innovation: Some ways forward. Honoring the legacy and welcoming mutative change  Index

Über Autor(innen)

Steff Oates is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst in Psychotherapy, living and working in Wales. She is former Vice President of the International Transactional Analysis Association and is the author of many articles in the Transactional Analysis Journal.

Diana Deaconu is a Certified Transactional Analyst in Psychotherapy, living and working in Romania. She complemented her studies with a specialization in Anthropology and served as a co-editor of the Transactional Analysis Journal for many years.