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The Assessment of the Ego States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

W. Falkowski ,
David I. Ben-Tovim  and
J. M. Bland
W. Falkowski
Affiliation:
Department of Adult Psychiatry, St George's Hospital Medical School
David I. Ben-Tovim
Affiliation:
Springfield and St George's Hospitals
J. M. Bland
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Social Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School, Blackshaw Road, London SW17
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Summary

The hypothesis that ego states, as defined in Transactional Analysis, are distinct and identifiable phenomena was tested. Ten TA therapists were asked to assess which of the three ego states, Parent, Adult or Child, were present in forty statements extracted from the tape of a family therapy session. The level of agreement reached was statistically highly significant. There was a certain amount of inter-rater variability, and potential sources of disagreement are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 137 , Issue 6 , December 1980 , pp. 572 - 573
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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