Frame of reference Transactional Analysis
Aug 21, 2015
Frame of referenceTransactional Analysis
Prepared By Manu Melwin Joy
Assistant ProfessorIlahia School of Management Studies
Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114
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Frame of reference
• The frame of reference is
defined by the Schiffs as the
structure of associated
responses which integrates
the various ego states in
response to specific stimuli.
Frame of reference
• It provides the individual
with an overall perceptual,
conceptual, affective and
action set, which is used to
define self, people and the
world.
Frame of reference
• To help explain this
formal definition, the
Schiffs say that the frame
of reference can be
thought of as a filter on
reality.
Frame of reference• As you and I looked at the
room, each of us filtered out
certain parts of the scene.
For instance, I noticed the
color of the carper but
filtered out the identities of
people in the room. You did
the opposite.
Frame of reference
• We also defined the size of
the room differently. To me,
It was fairly small. To you, it
was big. It so happens that I
was brought up in an old
house in the country where
all the rooms had been
large.
Frame of reference
• You spent your childhood in
a city flat where the rooms
were pocket sized. Thus,
the definition of a big room
in our respective frames of
reference is different.
Frame of reference
• You added another
definition. You said: “ The
whole atmosphere is
warm”. I had not defined
atmosphere and had not
even perceived it as part
of the scene.
Frame of reference
• We have each used same
words. But the meaning we
attach to the words are
quite different. The
definition of a warm
atmosphere may differ
between your and mine
frame of reference.
References
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