Programs that specialize in providing therapeutic interventions that are based on a theory of personality developed by Eric Berne which postulates the existence of three active ego states which operate within all individuals: the Parent which represents one's value systems, morals and beliefs; the Adult which represents the realistic, logical part of us; and the Child which is sometimes creative, intuitive and emotional and at other times, rebellious or conforming. Each person has an innate need for strokes and will design a life script which is based on early beliefs about oneself and others. These existential beliefs are reinforced when the person engages in repetitive, stereotyped games with others in which they play roles to obtain strokes: the Critical Parent, the Nurturing Parent, the Free Child, the Adapted Child, the Adult. The task of the therapist is to analyze the individual's interaction with others, to make them aware of their unconscious games and to facilitate positive change and growth.
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