Frame of referenceTransactional Analysis

Prepared By Manu Melwin Joy

Assistant ProfessorIlahia School of Management Studies

Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114

Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com

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Frame of reference

• The frame of reference is

defined by the Schiffs as the

structure of associated

responses which integrates

the various ego states in

response to specific stimuli.

Frame of reference

• It provides the individual

with an overall perceptual,

conceptual, affective and

action set, which is used to

define self, people and the

world.

Frame of reference

• To help explain this

formal definition, the

Schiffs say that the frame

of reference can be

thought of as a filter on

reality.

Frame of reference• As you and I looked at the

room, each of us filtered out

certain parts of the scene.

For instance, I noticed the

color of the carper but

filtered out the identities of

people in the room. You did

the opposite.

Frame of reference

• We also defined the size of

the room differently. To me,

It was fairly small. To you, it

was big. It so happens that I

was brought up in an old

house in the country where

all the rooms had been

large.

Frame of reference

• You spent your childhood in

a city flat where the rooms

were pocket sized. Thus,

the definition of a big room

in our respective frames of

reference is different.

Frame of reference

• You added another

definition. You said: “ The

whole atmosphere is

warm”. I had not defined

atmosphere and had not

even perceived it as part

of the scene.

Frame of reference

• We have each used same

words. But the meaning we

attach to the words are

quite different. The

definition of a warm

atmosphere may differ

between your and mine

frame of reference.

References

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