The author discusses theories of ego states and the Self based in the work of Pio Scilligo within his model of social-cognitive transactional analysis. One of the founding theorists of transactional analysis in Italy, Scilligo proposed a model of ego states based in social psychology. This article examines the similarities and significant differences between Scilligo’s model and the one developed by Eric Berne.
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