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Back in the 70s, when i was a larval therapist, I became acquainted with Eric Berne's 'Transactional Analysis' school of social psychiatry. TA closely scrutinizes human operations, rituals, pastimes, and the games people play with each other. There was a popular song made about it, GAMES PEOPLE PLAY.
TA really is the instruction book for people. I'm re-reading Berne's, GAMES ALCOHOLICS PLAY, and ordered WHAT DO YOU SAY AFTER YOU SAY HELLO? Berne's thick book about Life-scripts. My copy vanished.
If you wanna get your characters right, TA is for you!
Another great resource is a text about personality. Mine examines the entire spectrum of personality, from specific traits to full-blown disorders. Some folks are vigilant, a few are suspicious, and a very few are paranoid. It covers them all. The girl who sparkles may be Histrionic Personality and an uber drama queen.
When I assessed admissions I used to tell newbies, IF THEY SHOW THEIR ASS THEYRE BORDERLINE PERSONALITY (borderline means half neurotic and half psychotic). That is, if you can see their ass-antler or thong or boxers or the crack of their ass up their skirt and you wanna stab them thru the heart with your pencil, theyre Borderlines.
TA really is the instruction book for people. I'm re-reading Berne's, GAMES ALCOHOLICS PLAY, and ordered WHAT DO YOU SAY AFTER YOU SAY HELLO? Berne's thick book about Life-scripts. My copy vanished.
If you wanna get your characters right, TA is for you!
Another great resource is a text about personality. Mine examines the entire spectrum of personality, from specific traits to full-blown disorders. Some folks are vigilant, a few are suspicious, and a very few are paranoid. It covers them all. The girl who sparkles may be Histrionic Personality and an uber drama queen.
When I assessed admissions I used to tell newbies, IF THEY SHOW THEIR ASS THEYRE BORDERLINE PERSONALITY (borderline means half neurotic and half psychotic). That is, if you can see their ass-antler or thong or boxers or the crack of their ass up their skirt and you wanna stab them thru the heart with your pencil, theyre Borderlines.
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