Symbiosis Vs Normal DependencyTransactional Analysis

Prepared By Manu Melwin Joy

Assistant ProfessorIlahia School of Management Studies

Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114

Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com

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Symbiosis Vs Normal Dependency

An obvious example of a

healthy symbiosis is that

which exists between a

child and his parent. When

a baby is born, he is all

child.

Symbiosis Vs Normal Dependency

He doesn’t yet have the

capacity to solve problems

or protect himself. These

functions need to be

performed by the parent,

who will apparently use

Adult and Parent ego

states in doing so.

Symbiosis Vs Normal Dependency

Stan Woollam sand Kristy

Huige have suggested the

term normal dependency

to denote this healthy

parent child symbiosis.

Symbiosis Vs Normal Dependency

Recall that in a healthy

symbiosis, the parties are

not discounting any of

their ego states. The infant

does not yet have a

functioning Parent or

Adult, so they cannot be

discounted.

Symbiosis Vs Normal Dependency

However, the parent does not

have a Child ego state. To avoid

slipping into unhealthy

symbiosis, she needs to stay

aware of her own Child needs

and find some way of getting

these met, even while she is

closely involved in caring for

her infant.

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