Abstract
This article identifies the physiological, neurological, and psychological determinants that arise from constraints imposed by both genetic and environmental factors, originating human behaviours. The determinants, called Ego Selves, that organise the phenomena that Eric Berne classified, structured, conceptualised, and defined to mould transactional analysis and design instruments to assist professionals and patients to adjust behaviours, are analysed. A different form of presenting the adapted Child, differentiating it from Berne’s model where the adapted Child is shown as a part of the natural Child, is presented. Parent-Adapted Child, and the Adult ego states, adjusting their manifestation and organization to the physiological development of their corres-ponding ego self, are identified, proposing that the Adapted Child is a part of the Parent ego state. Contamination is reviewed and adjusted for cons-istency between cause and effect, identifying that the contaminated ego state is the Parent ego state, creating a delusion based on injunctions that generate an illusion in the adapted Child portion of it which in turn causes the natural child’s emotional reaction, considerably limiting the Adult ego state's capabilities to intervene. Script analysis is reviewed and organised indicating that the script is a life plan initiated at conception and ending at death, and that it is indispensable for survival, having adequate and inadequate segments that may limit lifespan and quality of life. Occurrences, neurophysiological factors, and memories involved in their development and implementation are also identified. Suggestions and examples for the integrated development of intervention strategies and tactics to adjust behaviours and fulfil contracts are presented in the corresponding section.
Highlights
Berne (1961) defined ego states as manifestations of three different psychic organs - the archeopsyche, the exteropsyche, and the neopsyche - alluding to but not identifying areas of the central nervous system
Development of Structure and Function of the Adult Ego State present at birth, the Conscious Self that originates the behaviours classified as being those of the Adult ego state will become more visible in adolescence and as the individual strives to break the primary symbiosis and acquire the information to operate in the here-and- on their own
Ego states are useful tools to be used with clients, as Eric Berne indicated
Summary
Berne (1961) defined ego states as manifestations of three different psychic organs - the archeopsyche, the exteropsyche, and the neopsyche - alluding to but not identifying areas of the central nervous system. The Social Self will receive the stimulus and process it considering the information stored in the ontogenetic intrinsic memory This interpretation may stimulate a sensory-based experience resulting in primitive or archaic behaviour if the perceived stimulus triggers past experiences that conform to the intimate script “adaptations of infantile reactions and experience” As the Conscious Self continues its development stemming from the prosencephalon (forebrain) and the frontal lobe acquires functional capabilities, it can perceive and analyse the adequacy of the behaviours (Thompson and Kim, 1996; Kandal et al 1991; Fonagy 1996), both internal and external, and conclude as to their adequacy in the satisfaction of the latent need. If the conclusion is that the behaviour is inadequate it can promote the adoption of adequate behaviour
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