Berne's Life Positions
Science and Morality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20178729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Jacobs (Jacobs Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 197-206 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/036215379702700309 |
| OpenAlex | W2512885923 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article reviews some of the major ideas about life positions and their origins and then discusses a recent exchange about them. The disagreements are classified as deriving from confusion between observation of behavior and moral rules. Proposing a refinement of existential position diagnosis, a calibration of the OK Corral (Ernst, 1971) is suggested
Confusion · Epistemology · Existentialism · Morality · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |