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Some Observations on the Use of TA in Marriage Counseling *
Author(s) -
O'Connor William J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1977.tb00442.x
Subject(s) - spouse , transactional analysis , negotiation , psychology , marital therapy , social psychology , orientation (vector space) , position (finance) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , sociology , social science , geometry , mathematics , finance , anthropology , economics
Most marital difficulties are seen as a function of childhood problems leading to childhood solutions. This paper emphasizes the symbiotic aspect to marital problems both in terms of the individual's existential position and his racket/ racketeering behavior. The goal of treatment is to have the individual utilize his resources for himself and to negotiate these resources for his mate. A group of spouse and non‐spouse members, coupled with a Transactional Analysis orientation, is seen as the most useful approach to effect change in a person, as well as in his relationship to his spouse.