This article suggests that, to be more comprehensive, the systems approach needs to incorporate the depth of psychodynamics and the interpersonal edge of transactional analysis. Fortunately, all three theories rely on the idea of relationships. Therefore, it is possible to link the tripartite structure of object relations theory and the concept of payoff in transactional analysis to three major aspects of the systems approach: resourceful, constraining, and regulating relations.
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