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Berne, Eric

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Eric Berne (1910–1970)

Introduction

Eric Berne is known in the field of psychotherapy for his theory of Transactional Analysis (TA) and his prolific writings, authoring eight books and over 50 publications. Berne’s work, analyzing social transactions and disrupting predictable patterns between individuals, has extended out to group work, families, and couples.

Education/Career

Canadian born, Eric Berne attended McGrill University in 1935 where he earned his degrees, Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery. Berne then moved to the United States, where he later became a citizen. He did his psychiatric residency at Yale University School of Medicine and later a psychiatric post in New York City at Mt. Zion Hospital. In 1941, Berne attended the New York Psychoanalytic Institute where he began training as a psychoanalyst; he worked with Paul Federn, whose ideas were highly influential and shaped Berne’s personality theory (Stewart 1992).

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  • Berne, E. (1961). Transactional analysis in psychotherapy. New York: Grove Press.

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  • Berne, E. (1963). The structure and dynamics of organizations and groups. New York: Lippincot.

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  • Berne, E. (1964). Games people play. New York: Grove Press.

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  • Stewart, I. (1992). Eric Berne. London: Sage Publications.

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  1. California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Lindsay Dwelley & Marilisa Raju

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Jay Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Anthony Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, Illinois, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. Council for Relationships, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Heather Pederson

  2. Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA

    Diana Semmelhack

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Dwelley, L., Raju, M. (2018). Berne, Eric. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_771-1

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