Inspirations

IHET ushers in the autumn season with the gift of knowledge and wisdom drawn from decades of scholarly work, from teaching to research, academic writing and pedagogical endeavours. In this section, we share the good fruits borne out of an empirical study that explored the interactive effects of Transactional Analysis (TA) on youth adjustment.

TA is a practical and rational approach to understanding human behaviour and personality. It is a psychological and social theory with mutual contracting for change and growth founded by Eric Berne (1910-1970). Berne claimed that transactional analysis evolved from his clinical experience. Basic TA concepts were grounded on observable behaviour changes occurring in a client when a stimulus such as a gesture or a sound entered the focus of the therapist. These changes involved facial expressions, word intonations, sentence structures, body movements and posture, tics and carriage as though there were several different persons inside the person. 

TA therapists analyse the way the various selves or ego states in TA terminology - Parent, Adult and Child - transacted with other people and the environment. This analytical process makes it possible to identify and understand motives used to manipulate people and situations that nay result in maladaptive behaviour and psychopathology.

IHET completed a research project leading to the award of a Master’s degree in Education major in Guidance and Counselling. The thesis entitled, “Using Transactional Analysis to Enhance Adjustment in Filipino College Students”, has received global recognition. This research endeavour has been peer-reviewed and published in world acclaimed scientitic journals such as the Transactional Analysis Journal, Research Gate, Sage Journals, and Taylor & Francis Online. Access to Research Gate is provided here for your interest.