Rigid Ego Boundaries

Prepared By Manu Melwin JoyResearch Scholar

School of Management StudiesCUSAT, Kerala,India.Phone – 9744551114

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Rigid Ego Boundaries• Rigid ego boundaries do not

permit the free movement of psychic energy.

• It is as though a thick wall holds the psychic energy bound up in one ego state, excluding the other two.

• The behavior of persons with this problem appears rigid because they tend to respond to most stimuli with only on of their ego states.

Constant Parent• A person with constant parent will deal

with the world solely by accessing set of parental rules.

• They treat others, even business associates, as if they were children.

• One type of constant parent is hardworking and has a strong sense of duty.

• Another type of constant parent is the perpetual nurturer or rescuer who may play the role of benevolent dictator or may come on as saintly person who is devoted to helping others.

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Constant Adult• He is unable to join in the fun.

Instead the functions almost solely as a planner, information collector and data processor.

• They may seek jobs that are object oriented rather than people oriented.

• Constant Adult often experiences trouble on a job if supervising others is required.

• With little caring parent or fun loving child, this person’s relationship are likely to be sterile.

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Constant Child• The person who operates primarily as

Constant Child is the one who is the perpetual little boy or girl who, like Peter Pan, doesn’t want to grow up.

• People who act from their Constant Child don’t think for themselves, make their own decisions or take responsibility for their own behavior.

• People with this ego boundary problem are often successful as performers on the stage or on the playing field.

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