Untangling the Family Tree

Using the Transgenerational Script Questionnaire in the Psychotherapy of Transgenerational Trauma

Bibliographic Data

ID20177476
AuthorsGloria Noriega Gayol (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume49
Issue4
Pages279-291
Publication date2019-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03621537.2019.1650235
OpenAlexW2971934283
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

The Transgenerational Script Questionnaire (TSQ) is presented as a helpful tool to reveal the transgenerational script in a family tree. The TSQ may be applied in individual or group psychotherapy and used for treatment planning. Transgenerational trauma, intrapsychically introjected through original nonverbal and verbal transactions between the Child and Parent ego states of family members, is usually present in the client’s internal dialogues. When clients are not aware of the voices in their head, these can be projected through ulterior transactions, psychological games, transference psychodynamics, and projective identification in their current relationships, leading to the reenactment of trauma through further generations. Becoming aware of this sequence may give individuals the opportunity to understand and disentangle their family tree. These ideas are illustrated with a case example

Family member · Family tree · Genealogy · Projective identification · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychodrama · Psychodynamics · Psychotherapist · Transgenerational epigenetics · History · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy

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