From Psychological Contract to Frame Dynamics
Between Light and Shadow
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20177653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean Maquet (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-27 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactional Analysis Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-1537 • E-ISSN: 2329-5244 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/036215371204200103 |
| OpenAlex | W2327726690 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 2 |
The aim of this article is to deepen our understanding of the theory of contracting in transactional analysis. After reviewing aspects of Berne's theory of contracting and the theoretical contributions of Sills (2006) and Jacobs (2006), further new proposals are made. Contracting may be looked at as an ulterior transaction, with a social level dealing with content aspects of contracting and a psychological level dealing with process aspects. The social level is explored particularly through the administrative contract, and the positive function of the evolution of the frame as an elastic, dynamic structure is highlighted. The concept of frame dynamics is introduced, and the ways the frame allows the integration of errors, misunderstandings, and adjustments as inevitable and highly productive aspects of the therapeutic process are described. Frame dynamics are shown to be linked to the idiosyncratic conflicts of the patient. A discussion is offered about some peculiarities of the psychic conflicts of a patient diagnosed as borderline and traumatized by sexual abuse in childhood. Finally, a case report emphasizes the way failures of the therapeutic relationship provoke and allow the reestablishment of the patient's ability to symbolize
Database transaction · Economics · Epistemology · Microeconomics · Psychic · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Relational frame theory · Therapeutic relationship · Transaction cost · Transactional analysis · Transactional leadership · Computer Science · Medicine · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |