Discount of Person, Meaning, and Motive

There are three types of Social Level discounting that can interfere with bonding and intimacy during relationship building - the Discount of Person, Meaning, and Motive. These can be a block in any friendship, family, romantic or business partnerships. They discount in others the OK potential of wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stephen B Karpman, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre For Transactional Analysis Qualifications 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research
Online Access:https://www.ijtarp.org/article/view/19429
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Summary:There are three types of Social Level discounting that can interfere with bonding and intimacy during relationship building - the Discount of Person, Meaning, and Motive. These can be a block in any friendship, family, romantic or business partnerships. They discount in others the OK potential of who they are, of what they say, and why they say it - and what they could be. The same discounts of personal worth, potential and hope will also apply internally in the transactional relationship with oneself at the psychological level.
ISSN:2218-3159
2218-3159