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Record 1 2021-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

What are ego states? An ego state is a way in which [a person] think[s], feel[s] and behave[s], making up [the] personality at a given time. These states are thinking and feeling as a: Parent[,] Adult[,] Child[.]

OBS

The concept of "ego state" is part of transactional analysis, a psychological theory developed by Eric Berne.

OBS

Each ego state (Parent, Child and Adult) is given a capital letter to denote the difference between ego states and actual parents, adults and children.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Les états du moi forment selon Eric Berne les 3 composantes principales de la personnalité : le Parent, l'Adulte et l'Enfant.

OBS

Ce concept fait partie de l'analyse transactionnelle, une théorie en psychologie développée par Eric Berne.

OBS

La majuscule permet de distinguer l'état du moi (le Parent, l'Adulte et l'Enfant) de la personne qui est un parent, un adulte ou un enfant.

Spanish

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