Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 236
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Trim: 6 x 8¾
978-1-4758-4285-2 • Hardback • September 2018 • $71.00 • (£55.00)
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Neil Bright is an award-winning educator, retired public school administrator, and as a former psychology professor, an instructor of Transactional Analysis for more than thirty years. Currently living in New York’s Catskill Mountains, he has written numerous cultural, political, and sports-related essays and has also authored Those Who Can: Why Master Teachers Do What They Do.
Preface
Chapter One: Setting The Stage
Chapter Two: Rethinking Thinking
Chapter Three: Connecting What Was To What Is
Chapter Four: Understanding The Parent Ego State
Chapter Five: Understanding The Child Ego State
Chapter Six: Understanding The Adult Ego State
Chapter Seven: Utilizing Transaction Theory
Chapter Eight: Differentiating Psychological Strokes
Chapter Nine: Collecting Psychological Stamps
Chapter Ten: Identifying Games And Defenses
Chapter Eleven: Internalizing Life Positions
Chapter Twelve: Recognizing Drivers
Chapter Thirteen: Interpreting Scripts
Chapter Fourteen: Gaining Freedom
References
Index
Impressively well written, organized, and presented, Rethinking Everything: Personal Growth through Transactional Analysis is as informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking. A seminal work of commendable research, Rethinking Everything is very highly recommended for community and academic library Psychology/Psychiatry reference collections, supplemental studies lists, and for personal reading empowering anyone seeking greater self-awareness, effectiveness, and control.
— James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, "Midwest Book Review"
Rethinking Everything brings the field of Transactional Analysis into the present day. Neil Bright provides a thorough, well written, and documented work which offers the reader an opportunity to understand the theory, examine his or her own life, and make decisions toward a more fulfilling existence. In fact, since reading Rethinking Everything, the “complex simplicity” of Transactional Analysis has clearly contributed to my psychotherapy practice and is undeniably benefiting my patients. So if your plan to read any book on personal growth, I highly recommend Rethinking Everything as the one you should read.
— Dr. Arthur S. Weinfeld, Ph.D, psychologist
Rethinking Everything is a well-researched and an extremely accessible read for anyone wishing to learn more about problem solving through Transactional Analysis (TA). Neil Bright has taken major TA concepts and integrated them well with commonly accepted explanations from other schools of psychological thought. He brings a contemporary manner of thinking about these theories and presents them in a lively way, keeping readers engaged in a process that invites reflection.
— Steff Oates, teaching and supervising psychotherapist specializing in Transactional Analysis