Games people play : the psychology of human relationships / Eric Berne.
By: Berne, Eric
.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1968, c1964 (1982 [printing])Description: 173 p. : ill ; 18 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0140027688.Subject(s): Interpersonal relations | Social interactionDDC classification: 301.15 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 301.15 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00016847 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Didn't you know you played games? All the time? Among them are- Life Games ('Alcoholic'); Mental Games ('The Frigid Woman');Sexual Games ('Rapo'); Party Games ('Ain't it awful'); Underworld Games ('Cops and Robbers'); Consulting Room Games ('I'm only trying to help you'); and Good Games ('Homely Sage').Recognized as a classic work of its kind by professionals, Games People Play is nevertheless very accessible to the general reader. It is a wise, original, witty and very sensible analysis of the 'games' we play in order to live with one another - and with ourselves. 'The question that arises is whether the author has made a real contribution to psychology- and the surprising answer, I think, is that he has' - New Statesman 'A brilliant, amusing and clear catalogue of the psychological theatricals that human beings play over and over again' - Life
Includes indexes.
Part one: Analysis of games -- Structural analysis -- Transactional analysis -- Procedures and rituals -- Pastimes -- Games -- Part two: A thesaurus of games -- Introduction -- Life games -- Marital games -- Party games -- Sexual games -- Underworld games -- Consulting room games -- Good games -- Part three: Beyond games -- The significance of games -- The players -- A paradigm -- Autonomy -- The attainment of autonomy -- After games, what?