Diagraming games as transactions between participants is based on functional descriptions of ego states. Berne also depicted games as series of ulterior transactions, which is more congruent with structural analysis. Examples are provided of the diagnosis and treatment of individuals through exploring games as expressions of exteropsychic or archaeopsychic ego states.
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