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The Karpman Drama Triangle and the book A Game Free Life is used worldwide in psychiatry, counseling psychology, and business development workshops. www.KarpmanDramaTriangle.com TheoriginalDramaTrianglearticlereprintandselected TransactionalAnalysisarticlesbyDr.Karpman CELLPHONES:BUYAGAMEFREELIFEBOOK,DVD'S.  [email protected]   Home.NewBook.> BuyBook&DVDHere Copyrights,Permissions DramaTriangle OriginalArticle &Developments 30OriginalArticles. ReadorDownload ReviewandDownload "TheNewDrama Triangles"Worksheets. ReviewandDownload "GameFree Communicationfor Couples,Part2"Worksheets. ToPurchaseDVDs PaymentOptions "GameFree Communicationfor Couples,Part1" ITAADVD EmailMe WorkshoporLecture Availability ITAAConferences, Photographs ITAALink USATAALink ITAAMisc. Bibliography Biography ArtWebsite EricBerne HeritageFund Mybookisfinallydone! 300pages! InitItakeyouonabehavioralpsychologyjourneythroughdozensofexamplesofstressfuldramatrianglesinmultiplefamiliarsettings,includingdysfunctionalfamilies,alcoholism,gamesinthecourtroom,bedroom,andclassroom,includingthefourrulesofescalation,gamesofpowerandabuseintheworkplaceandathomeincludingchildandelderabuse. Manycounselingpsychologyescapesareoutlinedtogainhealthyrelationshipsincludingthevarieduseoftheegostatesoptions,theOKCorral,andthenewCompassionTriangleoption. Thenfromtheouterpersonalitydramatriangleswegodeepertotheinnerpersonalitydramatrianglesillustratingthefeelingracketsusingtheinsideofthetriangleandincludingthirtypagesofnewfamilyscripttheoryandexampleswithanendingatthebiologicalandevolutionaryleveldramatriangles. Thesecondhalfofthebookshowshowtobuildhealthyrelationshipsathomeandatworkwiththeopenness,listening,andaccountabilitytheorywithexamples;thefourintimacyblocksandthreesexualblocks;ArgumentAnalysis;TheSixFightmakers;TheListenersLoop;TheInformationIceberg;andthepositivemodeloftheFiveTrustContractsforCouplesandendingwiththeHappinessandIntimacyFormula.Iprovidesomeexamplesforyouinthepagesbelow.  CLICKHEREforpurchaseinformation.Icansigncopiesifrequested.TwocompanionDVDsarealsoavailable.Thankyou,andenjoy!   SampleofIndexofgames: Sampleof"ConGamesPeoplePlay" Enjoy!Tellyourfriends.Thanks.SteveKarpman.     Thiswebsiteisundercontinuingconstruction.Newarticlesarepostedonaregularbasis.Allarticlesarecopyrightedandfreefordownloading.Pleaseclick“Copyrights”ontheleft.Feedbackwelcome.Click"EmailMe"ontheleft.TocontacttheITAAformembershiporjournalsubscription,gotowww.ITAAWorld.org NotethatthereareseveralannualTransactionalAnalysisconferencesworldwideandtrainingprogramsavailable: 6th-9thAugust2014 SanFranciscoAirportMarriottWaterfront SanFrancisco,California,U.S.A. 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AbouttheITAA: TheITAAistheparentorganizationofTransactionalAnalysis,foundedbyEricBerne,M.D.intheearly1960’swithmembershipnowin65countriesworldwide. TheITAApurposeistoadvancethetheory,methodsandprinciplesofTransactionalAnalysis.  AtleftthereisalinktotheITAA(InternationalTransactionalAnalysisAssociationinSanFranciscoBayArea,Telephone(925)600-8110)forfurtherinformationonmembership,advancedtraininginT.A.,booksandvideotapesforsalewithtranslationsinmanylanguages. Thesearchfeaturescanlocatemembersandtrainingcentersworldwide.Ihaveatrainingtapeforsaletherecalled"GameFreeCommunicationForCouples"featuringmyselfandmanyrecentideasnotfoundinthearticlespostedonthiswebsite. The50thAnnualInternationalTransactionalAnalysisAssociationConferencecelebratingthe100thanniversaryofEricBerne'sbirthwasheldinhisbirthplaceofMontreal,Canada,August11-14,2010. MypresentationbelowonThursdaymorningAugust12wastitledEricBerne’sBrainstorming“202”SeminarsAndTheWorldPeaceTriangles.ItfeatureseightnewDramaTrianglesincludingTheDarwinianProofofthethreehiddenrolesoftheCompassionTriangle. ThefinaldiagramshowsthetwodeepestlevelsoftheDramaTriangle.ThefullfivelevelscontaintheDialogue,theMonologue,theFamilogue,theBiologue,andtheArchaeologue. Thearticlebeginswithmyfive-yeartrainingexperiencewithEricBerneinhisTuesdaynightSanFranciscoAdvanced"202"Seminar,inwhichhelaysdowntheprinciplesofanewinterpersonalsocialpsychologicalscienceofbrevityintheory-makingbroughtintolayman'slanguage.Therewillbealinktodownloadthisattheendofthearticle. ABSTRACT EricBerne’sBrainstorming“202”SeminarsAndTheWorldPeaceTriangles StephenB.Karpman,M.D.ITAATSTA ITAAEricBerneCentenaryConference Montreal,Canada,August12,2010 PART1. THE“202” THE“202”SEMINARWASATHINKTANKFORBRAINSTORMINGNEWTHEORY.WhereastheTA101lectureswereaimedatintroducingtransactionalanalysisconceptstoanewlyinterestedaudience,the202seminarwasstrictlyforadvancedtheorymakingbyprofessionalsmeetingweeklyatEricBerne’shomeTuesdaynightsinSanFrancisco. ThepurposewastobrainstormnewTAtheory;timeusedwasnotspentontrainingpurposes.Bernelaiddownhisbreakthroughnewrulesfortheorymakingusingacuteobservationandintuitiontofindthecommondenominatorsinhumanbehavior,alwaysputinsimplelayman’slanguageandreducedtoitscoretruthsusingOccam’sRazorofParsimony.AfterthemeetingswhenitwasturnfortheChildtohavefun,weallparticipatedin“fieldtrips”and“jumpingupanddownparties.”  THE1960sBACKDROP. Allthisnewthinkingoccurredhistoricallyinsynchronicitywiththebackdropoftherevolutionary1960sinSanFranciscowhereBerne’shomewasneartheHaight-Ashburydistrict.Tothatnewgenerationsmovement,BernecontributedenlightenmentandpermissionbydiagrammingthattheParentwasNOTthesameastheAdult;andthat“TheChildisthemostimportantegostatewithalltheotheregostatessetuptoprotectit.” His1964book“GamesPeoplePlay”wasabestsellerforovertwoyearsandattractedthousandstoabetterwayofunderstandingsocialrelationships.  Inthatbackdrop,Bernetoowasarevolutionaryforthosetimes,andhe,too,waschallengingtheCriticalParent,butinarevolutionagainsttheentrenchedestablishmentpsychiatricParentandthevaguescienceoftheoldways.Heoncedeclared“Icouldhavespenttherestofmylifedisprovingpsychoanalysis,butIdecidedtoinventtransactionalanalysisinstead.”Asagiftedleader,heempoweredhisfollowerswithan“UsAgainstThem”pride,whilechuckling“OuthereinCaliforniawerebuildinganewMercedesBenzbutbackEasttheyarestilldrivingaModelTFord.” Hewasahumorist,oncereferringtotheDSMIIas“TheStandardizedListOfPutdowns.” Totheestablishedtreatmentapproaches,withhiswryhumor,hereferredtothemas“chickensoup”and“religion”andnottrue“science;”andfavoringa“treat”overa“treatment.” Stressingoriginality,whenDylansang“TheTimesTheyAreA-Changing,”Berneechoedwith“Don’tsayanythingthathaseverbeensaidbefore,”andforamorescientificstudyofselfandrelationships,hesaid“Don’tsayanythingthatcannotbediagrammed.” Andinadirectchallengetotheinbredpsychoanalyticwritingstyle,hesaidthatTAwritingshouldbeforthepeople,thelayman,andmustbe“understandabletoan8year-oldchild,amid-westfarmer,andanM.I.T.professor.” ERICBERNEwasanobjectivescientist,ahighlytrainedphysicianandpsychiatristwhorebelledagainstthevague,experientialsubjectiveworldofthecurrentpsychoanalyticestablishmentandtheircomplicatedlanguage.Totheirchargestohimof“intellectualizing,”hereplied,“Werespectourpatientsintelligence.” Theywouldsaytohim“Yoursisoversimplified,”andtothatheretorted“Yoursisovercomplicated.” Athishomehegatheredaprofessionalgroupincludingmanydoctors;Goulding,Harris,Everts,Karpman,Dusay,Steiner,Kupfer,andothers,andwelcomedalldisciplinesequally,tohelpsetdownanewgame-changingsetofstrictstandardsofgreaterobjectivityinpsychiatricthoughtthanhadeverbeenknownbefore. Atthecoreofhistheorywastheobservablesocialtransaction,atransactionalrealityinobjectivefactsthatcouldbe“photographedandtaperecorded,”asopposedtoimaginarytransferencesandaninvisibleSuperEgo,Ego,andIdthatcouldnotbe“photographedandtaperecorded.” Hehadahighstandardofrigorousobjectivethinkingaboutwhatrealpeopledointherealworld,notintheprotectedsubjectiveworldoftheanalystscouch. 202RULES. Wewerenotallowedtochat. Hewouldsay“Hey,gang,we’reindangerofhavinganinterestingevening. Let’sgetsomeworkdone.” Wehadtofollowhismuchhigherstandardofthoughtthanwaseverknowntotheindustry.Noalcoholwasallowed.Nopsychoanalyticwordswereallowed. Iwasoncekickedoutforaweekforusingthenon-transactionalword“dependency.”Imaginetodayifheheardthephrase“engulfmentandco-creativityinatransferentialfield”iftheywerenotputintodiagramswiththeexacttransactionsquotedwithvividimagery!  202RULENUMBERONE. Thefirstrulewasthatthepresenterhadtowritealegitimatequestionontheblackboardthatwouldthenbethetheoryproblemfortheaudiencetosolve. Thisalsoremovedanyone-up,one-downsuperiorityadvantageforthespeaker-theaudienceautomaticallyhadsuperiorknowledgetothepresenter. Newtheory,concretelyhardened,hadtobeinventedeveryweekandsoonwrittenuptogointothenextissueoftheT.A.B.withhimselfaseditor.Bernewouldfrequentlyreadfromthebookshewaswritinginhisleadershiproletoinspireanddemonstratethecreationofnewtheory. WithsuperbleadershipskillshealsocreatedanITAAinternationalorganizationwithofficers,levelsoftraining,articlespublished,andconferencesthatareflourishingtodayin60countriesacrosstheglobe. “TATHENANDNOW.” Tothisthemeofthis2010BerneCentenaryTAJ,andITAAConference,heldinBerne’sbirthplaceofMontreal,wecanlookforwardhistoricallyfromtheThentotheNow. WaybackTHEN,psychoanalysiswastheThesis,soBerneestablishedTAasanewAntithesisinpsychiatry.TATHENwasournewThesis.  NOWinTA,wehaveanewAnti-thesistothat;asubjectiveexperientialRelationalTA. Ourlong-termgoal,toavoidasplit,couldbeafullSynthesisinTA,buttobeTA,soundinglikeBerne,notFreud.AlongertermgoalcouldbeforBerne’sTAtotakeovertheCBTfield,andtheRelationalTAtotakeovertheAnalyticfield. THESIS,ANTITHESIS,SYNTHESIS. Intheearlydays,thefirstSynthesisinTAoccurredwhentheGouldingSchool,andalsoCathexisschools,used regressiontherapytechniquestoplumbdeeperlevelsoftheChildexperientially,butthenreturningtoAdultconsciousnesstomakeobjectivescienceoftheoriginaltheorythemethoduncovered,withnewinsights,diagrams,andliststhatweretruetoBerne’sOccam’sRazorstandard. TheThreeR’sofTAregressiontherapyforthe“NOW”couldbeRedecision,Reparenting,andRelational. PRESERVINGBERNE’SSCIENTIFICTHEORY. ShortlyafterBerne’sdeathin1960,Isuggestedandgotvotedin,theestablishmentanAnnualEricBerneMemorialScientificAwardtopreservethecontinuingtheorygrowthwhichwasBerne’spurposeofthe202. ElevenofthefirstfourteenEBMSAwinnersweredirectlytrainedinBerne’s202usinghisstrictscientificprinciplestohonedowntheirtheories. AyearlaterIrealizedaneedtohaverecordedthescientificprinciplesBernestressedinthe202trainingandrecordthemforhistorybeforetheywereforgotten. TheseprinciplesIgotpublishedintheTAJinJanuary1972,usingtheprevailingscienceandhumorbaseofhisTA,anditisattachedbelowthispaperas“TheABCsofHookingTheReader’sChild.” https://karpmandramatriangle.com/pdf/abc.pdf   PART2. THEDRAMATRIANGLES.  Forthesecondofthethreepartsofthispresentation.IwillshowhowIusedBerne’s202seminarprinciplesofscientifictenacityandOccam’sRazorindevelopingtheremainingunexploredvariationsofthedramatriangle. Thesewerepresentedin2007attheITAAconferenceinSanFranciscoandrecordedonmywebsite. https://karpmandramatriangle.com/pdf/thenewdramatriangles.pdf THECOMPASSIONTRIANGLE. FromtheonsetIdevelopedthepositiveusesoftheenergiesofthetriangleandcalledittheCompassionTriangle,where (1)Onerecognizesthatthereisatleast10%ofminorforgivablereasonsfortakingeachgameypositioninthe (2)Onerealizesthateveryone,selfincluded,isactuallyplayingallthreerolesatonce,overtlyorcovertly,inoroutofawareness.Idrawthosehiddenroleswiththelettersinparenthesis(diagrambelow).  (3)Thenatthedeeperlevelofsocialgamestherearethreehiddenmotivationsgoingonatonce-unknown,undeclared,ormanipulated,alsorepresentedinparenthesis.ThesecouldbetheulteriorsetupstogettothePayoffingametheory(diagrambelow). JUSTGETOUTOFTHEGAMEANDMOVEON! Mostpeoplejustwanttogetoutofthegameandnotknowthewhysinvolved. TheseCompassionTrianglesgivessomeoneadditionalperspectivetothegame,awayofdiffusingit,andawaytoremoveoneselffromthegame. “TransactionalOptions”canalsobeusedtogetout,amongotherways. ThiswillbediscussedlaterasweputtwocompassiontrianglestogethertomovefromtheprinciplesofFamilyPeacetoWorldPeace. Withtimefortheaudiencediscussion,otherTAmodelswillbediscussedbythemanyTApeoplewhoareworkingontheproblemofWorldPeaceintheirownway,inthespiritoftheclassic“HundredthMonkey”story.   THECOMPASSIONTRIANGLES. Tosavetimewritingnotesatthelecture,hereIprintthreevariationsoftheCompassionTrianglethatwillbeusedlaterintheWorldPeaceTriangles. Thefollowingwillbepresentineachgameplayer;selfandother: TheCompassionTrianglesforyournotes:   WORLDPEACETRIANGLES. Now,placingtwoCompassionTrianglestogether,wecangetaglimpseatwhatcanbecalledTheWorldPeaceTriangles. Illustratedhere,whenbothSelfandOtherlookdeeperintothemselvesandtheiradversary,withtheincreasedflexibilityandcompassion,thereissomehope,withunderstanding,ofmovingbeyondthestuckplaceofself-interest,hiddenagendasandbiases. IN-SIGHTTRIANGLES Usuallypeoplewanttouseknowledgeofthetriangletojustgetoutofthegamequicklyandmoveon,withnointerestinunderstandingthewhys. Buttoexploreanindividualfurtherwhileagameisplaying,thereisinsidethem,positiveandnegativeunrecognizedfeelings,roles,andgamesthatcanbeenteredintoone’sintrapersonaldramatriangle,showninthefirstdiagrambelow. Theconversationswithinthemselvesareamonologue. ThetwodiagramsontherightbelowareScriptDramaTriangleswhere,ifmotivatedandallowed,wecanlookdeepertounderstandtheoriginsofthegamesinchildhoodthatprovidetheblueprintsforlatergames,givingadditionalcompassion. ThesefamilyscripttrianglescanberedrawnasaRedecisionTriangleoraTransferenceTriangle. ForTheRedecisionTriangle,thesocialleveloutertrianglebothshowtherolesinthefamilygames,andalsoshowthethreemotivationsofwhythechildacceptstheinjunction. Inthemostinnertriangleatthefarrightisthethreestepstomakingthedecisionandredecision;forexample,theVictimcornerishowdidthechildfeelattheScriptscene,thentheRescuecornerishowdidtheyinterprettheworldasaprotectivedefense,andfinallythePersecutorcornerhasthe13limiting“Don’t”injunctions/decisions.     DARWINIANPROOFOFTHEPREVAILINGTHREEROLETHEORY. Usingtheprinciplesofthe202ofscientificpersistenceandOccam’sRazortofindcoreuniversalcommondenominators,wemovedeeperinsidethefamilytrianglestoanothertrianglewithinthetriangle,toalevelofautonomicbio-dynamics.Inthelargecombineddiagrambelow,Ishowthebiologicallevelofathreepartdynamicrelationshipbetweenthecells. Forinstanceinseratoninexchange,R=fluidResupply,V=fluidReception,andP=fluidRestriction(SSRImedication)makingforahealthyhomeostaticdynamic. FortheDNAlevel,thereistheDNAthatimprovesthespecies,(R);DNAthatdoomsthespecies,(P);andDNAthatremainsthesame,(V). DIALOGUES.Becausewearetalkingabouttransactionsbetweencells,thereisanintercellulardialoguedynamicIcalltheBiologue. Then,withthenamingoftransactionsstartingattheoutsideofthetriangle,thefirstSocialLeveldramatriangletransactionscanbereferredtoasthegameDialogue;one’sintrapersonaltransactionsinthePsychologicalLevelaretheMonologue,andintheoriginsatthefamilyleveltheyaretheFamilogue. Inthediagrambelow,thecellularleveltransactions,includingtheDNAstruggleforsuperiority,arecalledtheBiologue.  TheDarwiniansurvivallevelistheArchaeologue. Atthatlevelforsurvivaloftheoffspringandtheirnextgeneration,theparentmustdoallthreedramacornersinstantlyandinstinctivelyinresponsetoafamilythreat-inasurvivalchoicebetweeninstinctorextinction. TheinstinctswillbetoRescueandprotect;andasVictimtofeelthefearofthepersonalandfamilythreat;andasPersecutortheremustbeaninstinctualcounterattackcapabilitytodriveawaythethreat,orforflight. Allofthesearemobilizedatonce,asanewthree-partadrenalinereaction,beyondjustfightorflight.  TheDarwiniansurvivaltriangleisthetheoreticalbasisfortheCompassionTriangle’spositionthatinhumandrama,allthreerolesaretriggeredintoactionatoncetosomedegree,overtorcovert,andneedingtobeunderstoodandprocessedtoachieverelationshippeace.     PART3. TATHESIS,ANTI-THESIS,ANDSYNTHESIS. Attimesthemanydifferent“schools”ofTAwerelikenedtotheTowerofBabel;ora“speakingintongues”withtheincompatiblelanguagesofBerneandFreud. Incertainplaces,"ThenandNow"theymaystillbecovertlycompetitive. ButusingthereductiveOccam’sRazor,forsimplification,theremaybeonlytwo“schools”–thethesisandtheantithesis,searchingforthesynthesis.  IrefertotwoexcellentarticlesintheJanuary2008TAJ. FirstIlookinthe2007EBMAacceptancespeechonTARelationalTherapybyHargadenandSills,whereonpage10theysay “therelationalperspectiveisatypeoffeminizingofthetheory.” Furtherontheysay“andchallengedtheidealizationofthemasculineidealsofobjectivescience.”   So,dowehaveafeminineandamasculineorientationinTA? TrimmingdownthatdivisionusingOccam’sRazor,perhapsborrowingfromtheJungiansplitofMatrosandPatros,dowehave,generallyspeaking-andopentodiscussion-twobasic“schools”orapproachesinTA,asaThesisandanAntithesis? Considertwoapproaches: 1. SOCIALSCIENTIFICTA.LeftBrain.Masculine.Objective.Facts.American.Berne. Newcognitive-behavioralclarificationsofpeopleandrelationships. 2. REFLECTIVEEXPERIENTIALTA.RightBrain.Feminine.Subjective.Feelings.European.Freud. Newrelationalofficetreatmentsofsharedempathywithclients. PerhapsfortheWorldPeaceinthisdiscussion,theretooisathesisandtheantithesis,searchingforthesynthesis,andthesamehealingpropertiesofdeepinsightcompassionwithselfandothercanapply. Asensitiveattentionoftheprinciplesofco-creativitybelowalsoapplytoselfandother. CO-CREATIVITY. ThesecondarticleinthatJanuary2008TAJistheexcellent2007keynotespeechbyAdrienneLeeclarifyingtheCo-Creativeprocess,wheresheusesthediagrambelowtoillustrateandpinpointthatthereare“fourdifferentplaceswheretheattachmentcanbeactualizedorbreakdown.” ThisdiagramcanbeusedalongsidetheWorldPeaceTrianglestoplantheplaceswherecommunicationcanbeimprovedorbreakdown. Insummary,returningtothescientific202,hereismy1972TAJ(2.1Jan1972p8–12)articleofmysavedmemoriesoftheoriginalscientificprinciplesBernetaught,withsomehumorandcreativityadded. Ithasbeenreformattedforthispaper:   THEABC’SOFHOOKINGTHEREADER’SCHILD STEPHENB.KARPMAN,M.D. ABC’sareelementaryandforbeginners. However,afterhavingreviewedarticleswiththeEditorialBoardforthepastyear,IrealizedaneedforcollectingsomeofthebasicprinciplesofTAthatauthorsandnewmemberscoulduseasareference. AISFORACTIVEVERBS. ActiveverbshookourChildbecausechildrenlikeaction. Thepassivevoiceiswishy-washyandsetsuptheconthatthings“happen”topeoplefromoutoftheblue. AnexcellentreferencewhichcontraststheactiveandpassiveviewpointisPaulMcCormick’s“Translating‘Delinquency’LanguageintoTA”(TAB4:16,1965). BISFORBREVITY. Bernerecommendedthatthefirstpageofeveryarticlebediscarded. Anarticleshouldn’tbelongerthantheideaneedstobesaid. Anideacanevenbestatedinoneline,suchas“E=mc2”,provingthatastheenergyoftheideaincreases,themassofthearticledecreases. CISFORCOWBOY. “Cowboy”isanoldTAtermforthetherapistthatgetsrightinthereandgetsthejobdone,andtherebydoesn’thavetositaroundlaterandthinkupexcuseswhyhedidn’tgetthejobdone. TheChildlikestoreadaboutthecowboytherapistswhocurealltheirpatientsonMondaysotheycanhavetherestoftheweekoffforfun. CowboywriterstaketheABC’sand“putitalltogether”rightawayandnot“saveitforarainyday.” DISFORDISCOVERY. Disforthediscoveryofanunchartedfield,notforanotherdetailinlastyear’syield. EISFOREASY. Eisforeasyreading. Anarticleiseasyreadingifaneight-year-oldcanunderstandit. Itiseasyreadingifithastheplain,logicalsequenceofachild’sreader. Achild’sreaderhassimplewords,simplesentences,andsimpleparagraphs. Whenan“ElectronMicroscope”playergetsoffhisstoolonceayearandoffersupacompact(orloose)articlefullofobsessivedissections,non-illustratedabstractions,andsecondordersymbolssuchasP2,PC,C1,etc.,itisanythingbuteasy. Anarticleiseasyreadingifit’sgonethroughthesevendraftsthatBernerecommended. ItiseasyreadingwhenitsimplifiesTAinsteadofcomplicatingit. FISFORFUN. Childrenlikefunandcantellwhentheauthorhadfunwritinghisthing. “LatePaper”playerswritingfromtheAdaptedChild(homeworkassignments)haven’tdiscoveredthatwritingwiththeFreeChildcanbeafunhobby. Funcanbeanynumberofthings,acolorfulword,asurpriseimage,awittyinsight,anewangle,uncannyaccuracy,abreakthroughtriumphovermystification,ordescriptionsofthefuninthegamespeopleplay. TAtherapiststraditionallyincludefuntimefortheChild. GISFORGOODIES. Childrenlookforcandiesandgoodies,anddon’tlikereadingthroughanentirearticleandcomingupwithanemptystomach. Spinach,liver,andcastoroilisfortheParent;meatandpotatoesisfortheAdult. AwriterlikeBerneputsinagoodyfortheChildineverysentence. Articlesthattastelikerecycledpsychoanalysiscauseagut-levelreactioninthesubscriberwhodigsTA. HISFORHANDLES. Bernetalkedofputtingahandleontransactionalideas,somethingtangibletohelppeoplegetagriponreality. Ifyouinsertanideaintoascaffoldinglikethetransactionaldiagramorthetimestructuringchart,thenyouhave“hardware.”Thissolidifiesexternalsocialreality. WhenaTAideaisthoughtthrough,itisanobjecttoholdonto;acatchyvocabularywordwherepreviouslytherewasonlyvaguenessinarelationship. IISFORIMAGERY. Childrenlikepictures. ATAstimuluscreatespicturesofpeoplefortheChildlivinginhisskull. TheseconflictwithandreplacetheAdaptedChildfantasies. ParentandAdultwritingismostlymadeupofwordswithoutimagery. TheChildseesmorepicturesofpeoplewhenreadingthatagameplayer“abruptlylefttheroom”thanwhensomeone“lefttheroom.” JISFORJUMPIN’UPANDDOWN. WhentheChildreallygetsturnedon,he’sgigglingwithjoy,andafterthat,withmoreturnon,hestartsjumpingupanddown. ATApartyisn’tconsideredsuccessfulunlesspeoplegetsohappytheystartjumpingupanddown. AnymirthormerrimentfortheChilduptoandincludingjumpingupanddownisO.K.forTAwriting. KISFORKNOWLEDGE. Childrenliketothinkandtolearnandtofigureoutpuzzlesandtopredict. Oppressivepsychiatricsystemsthatemploytheterm“intellectualize”deprivetheChildofmuchthathecanlearn. WhenAdultinformationsimultaneouslyhookstheChildwehave“insight”:TAhookstheChildwithchild’swords;GestalthookstheChildwithchild’splay;PsychoanalysishookstheChildwithchild’smemories. Childrenlikereallifeinformation. TheLittleProfessorissuspiciousofhigh-soundingtheoriesandwonderswheretheconvincingproof,thespecifics,andthefactsare. Vaguegeneralizationsareaturnoffandseemtobealotofbull. LISFORLOVE. Lisfortheloveoflittlechildren...-andtheABC’sofwhattheylike. LoveisnottheexclusiverealmoftheNurturingParent,withmaudlinreminiscingof“IRememberVienna”or“MyFavoritePatient”whichoftenoozefromthepageslikemeltedmarshmallows. LoveismeetingtheChild’sneeds. Loveisneverhavingtobowtotheancestorsintheopeningparagraph. MISFORMARTIAN. Bernewouldask“HowwouldyouexplainthistoamanfromMars?”and“HowwouldthislooktoamanfromMars?”“Martian”isalanguagesosimplethatachild(oramanfromMars)wouldbeabletograspaconceptthefirsttimeitwasexplained. MartianalsoreferstoanaiveobviouswayoflookingatsomethingthathasescapedeveryoneexceptanewcomerfromMarswhoseesitasitreallyis. NISFORNEW. Anideaisnewwhenit’sfirstheard. Somearticleshaveasenseoffreshnessaboutthem;otherscomeacrossastiresome,“derivative,”andachoretowadethrough. TheChildisanticipatingcreativityandoriginality,oraninnovativetwisttoanoldidea;notyesterday’snews. ViCallaghanoncesurmisedthatBernewrotefromtheinjunction“Don’tsayanythingthathaseverbeensaidbefore.” OISFOROCCAM’SRAZOR. TherootsofTAgobacktothe14thcenturyphilosopherWilliamofOccam. WithOccam’sRazoronecutsawayatallthenon-essentialsuntilonlytheevidentessentialsareleft,usuallyasingleone. Agameisreducedtoasinglekeyquotewhicheconomicallytellstheentirestory. Anambivalentpatientisaskedtosinglehisthinkingdownto“Whatisthequestionofyourlife?”Anauthorisaskedtofocussharplyon“Whatisthepointofyourarticle?”Inordertoavoid“aninterestingevening”thepresenterattheTAseminarisaskedtoaskonequestion;theaudienceisdirectedtogiveonlythebestanswertheycanthinkofandnotthelesserones. Apatientcollectsonecolorstamp,thegamehasoneantithesis,thescripthasonewitchmessage. ThegoalofTAiscuringpatientsinonesession(withonestatement). PISFORPEOPLE. TAisallaboutpeople,nottheoriesanddiagrams. SpontaneousnewideasinTAcomefromnewobservationsaboutpeople,notnewobservationsaboutdiagrams. Whenanarticleistootheoreticalanddiagrammatic,theChildwonders“Wheredidallthepeoplego?”Thecolorfuldescriptionoftheactioninagameismorerevealingthanthetheoreticalbreakdownofitsdynamics. Originaltheoreticalarticlesaboutinfancy,childhood,andnewscriptmatrixesshouldmentionthepeopleandactualcasesthattheywerederivedfrom. Theoppositeextremeisanarticle,onlyaboutpeople,lackinginoriginalscientificmerit. “GamesPeoplePlay”talkedaboutwhatpeopledo,andidentifiedscientificallythefuntheChildwasuptowhiletheyweredoingit. QISFORQUOTES. Bernedefinedrealityasthatwhichcanbephotographedandtape-recorded. Inwritingaboutreality,imagerycansubstituteforthephotographsandquotescansubstituteforthetaperecorder. Therefore,themostrealwaytowriteaboutwhat’sgoingonistofindaquotethatcontainsanimage,asinthegame“I’mOnlyTryingToHelpYou,”thesweatshirt“NobodyKnowsTheTroubleI’veSeen”andtheWitchMessage“Don’tbeinahurrytogrowup.”Clearexamplesmakeanobservationcometolife,butthequotemakesittalk. RISFORRECOGNIZABLE. Areallycrispideaissoinstantlyrecognizablethatitneedsnofurtherelaboration. TheChildshouldbeabletopicturethecharacters,situations,cons,andpossibleswitchesjustbyhearingthenameofthegame;e.g.,“DrunkandProud”and“NowI’veGotYou,YouSonofaBitch.”Manynewgamesaresubmittedtothisjournalwithaforgettable,uselessnamebutbrilliantlyworkedoutdynamics. Titlesshouldbefun,notfunctional. ThenameRapoismorefunthanifithadbeennamedfunctionallybytheroles“TheSeductressandTheWolf.”“Rapo”soundslikeachild’sgame,like“Spud”and“HahHah,Hermann.”Ifthenamedoesn’tmakeyoulaugh,thenitdidn’thooktheChild.  SISFORSAFE. Sisforthe“safetyfactor”inTAtreatment. Thereader’sChildcanidentifyfreelywithlivelydescriptionsofpeoplewithoutfearofasuddenintroductionofa“Blemish”gametomakehimfeelNotO.K. OminoustermsfromtheStandardNomenclature’s“ListofPutdowns”arecarefullyavoided,infavorofseeingeveryoneasO.K. TheabsenceoftheParentaldiseasemodel(I’mO.K.,You’reNotO.K.)isahelp. ThefocusonsocialrealityandAdultproblemsolvingpreventsregression. TISFORTREATMENT. TheChildisturnedonbythehope,inspiration,andpermissioninTAwriting;toclearlyseethewaytostartbeingO.K.againandgettinganewscriptontheroad. ThisspiritofrenewalintroducedbyBernehasbeenpresentedinanexcitingwayinHarris’I’mO.K.-You’reO.K.andJamesandJongeward’sBorntoWin. UISFORUSEFUL. Usefulmeanssomethingusefultothepatient,likeParent,Adult,andChild;somethingthatworks,thathelikes,canremember,andputtouserightawaytogethisAdultincontrol. HandyHouseholdHints(“ifyou’renervous,counttoten”)andgimmicksarelessusefulinthatthereistoomuchappealtotheAdaptedChildandlessornonetotheNaturalChild. Anideahas“leverage”ifitsusefulnessisincreasedtothatofanantithesisoracontract. LeversmakeworkeasyfortheChild. AnarticleisusefulifittellstheCowboyhowtogetcures,notprogress. VISFORVIVID. Vividreferstoaloveoflanguagethatisconcise,clear,concrete,crisp,colorful,andcolloquial;notfuzzy,vague,speculative,bland,generalized,andnon-specific. GraphicrealityhookstheNaturalChildegostatesothepersoncanseeagainwitheideticimageryashedidasachild. Vocabularyderivedfromthepsychoanalyticschoolispro-regression,id-oriented,hypnosis-related,andParentallypolysyllabic. WISFORWIDEN. TAwidensthelimitsoftheChild’sworld. WhenthetendencytounderstandtheChild’spresentbehavioristolooktothepast,focusonthefuturepayoff. Whenthereisanover-focusonwhattheChildisdoing,askwhattheAdultandParentaredoing. Whenapersonsaysthatscriptsendwithdeath,stretchittoendwhenthewillisread. Haveitbeginwiththegrandparents,nottheparents. SeeiftheChild’sgameisfour-handed,insteadoftwo-handed. Whenthelimitsarestated,askwhat’soneithersideofthelimits. Bernegottheoverviewandperspectiveofanidea,askedofwhatseriesdiditbelong,andthenaddedtoeitherside. XISFOREXCEPTION. TherebelChildthrillsatbeingthedefiantexceptioninthegameof“MeToo,”andresistingthe“Corner”gameofconformitytotheprevailingpower. Bernetookonthe“thinkingisbad”and“therapymustbeserious”convictionsoftheprevailingpsychoanalyticpoweranddevelopedTA. Whentherapiststoldpatients“workoutyourproblems,thengetwell,”Bernetoldthem“getwellfirst,thenworkoutyourproblems.”TheguttyChildwilldefyboththedevelopingtrendsofParentalcanonanddogma,ortheintoxicatingpersuasionoftheChild’s“MeToo”gameinanysystem,includingTA. WhenBernesawthatthetalliedvotewasunanimousforsomething,hewouldpromptlycastthelonevoteagainstit,topreventanunhealthysituationfromdeveloping. Nosystemcan“restonitsoars”touseToynbee’sterminAStudyofHistory. AnideathatwillbeappealingtotheChildisonethat’snotovercomplete,sohecanfillinsomeblankshimself,asin“Y”below. YISFOR... ZISFORZZZZZ. ThisisthesoundofthesleepingChildafterhavinghisneedsdiscountedinanarticle,bothinthewritingstyleandthedearthoforiginalideasorangles. TheAdultandParentmaybeworkingonthearticletryingtoderivesomemeritfromit,buttheChildisasleepwhilethatisgoingon.    Copyright©2005-15byStephenB.Karpman,M.D.Allrightsreserved.www.KarpmanDramaTriangle.com.Downloadsfree.ManythankstoEricKarpmanforgraphicsatwww.EricsGraphics.com.   Clickheretodownloadtheabovearticlein.pdfformat.