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noun
A psychotherapeutic system involving analysis of relationships and interactions in terms of ego states that correspond to the roles of parent (critical and nurturing), adult (rational), and child (intuitive and dependent).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
Coined by Eric Berne to reflect the roots in psychoanalysis and the transactions that are the target of the therapy.
