“Transactional Analysis Counselling”（Kouryubunseki in Japanese）……Originally developed by Canadian psychiatrist Eric Berne in the mid-1950s, it has since been refined by various people and is used today. It was introduced to Japan in the 1970s and has been used in clinical counseling.
Based on personality theory, structured and clear theoretical system that is often referred to as a “colloquial version” of Freud’s psychoanalysis.
The word “transactional” in “Transactional Analysis Counselling” itself, which is applied in the field of counseling, implies aiming for the ideal state of human relationships. In this context, Byrne proposed the concept of strokes to consider how people should interact with each other. This is an approach that has a high affinity with coaching, and I will introduce it here.
The literal translation of the word “Stroke” is “to caress” or “rub,” but Byrne expands the way he sees it to include not only the physical stroke of translation, but also the concept of “psychological stroke”.
Let us now depict the relationship between people through the stroke of greeting. You say “Hello” to the other person with a smile. The other person accepts it. The other person smiles, nods, and says “Hello” in return. This is a very positive exchange.
In other words, we can understand that a stroke consists of a “throwing” stroke and a “receiving” stroke. There is a psychological movement that accompanies it.
Berne says, “If a young child is not given enough strokes, his or her spinal cord is atrophied and his or her physical, emotional, and mental growth is delayed”.
As children grow up, they learn to speak and use language in their lives. As children grow older, they learn to speak and use language in their daily lives. As they do so, they move from the physical contact of infancy to a stage of seeking “emotional contact,” such as praise and nods of acknowledgement of their value and existence.
When people are ignored and do not receive strokes, they are in a state of stroke hunger. When this happens, children who have little contact with their mothers and fathers, for example, may intentionally behave in a way that will cause them to be scolded. A scolding stroke is a negative stroke. However, even negative strokes are better than no strokes at all, so the child subconsciously seeks them.
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This article was written in Japanese and converted into English using a translation tool. We hope you will forgive us for any inadequacies.
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