The Behavioural Modes Model

This model shows how we function or behave with others. The model used here is divided up into nine and we have used S. Temple's (1999) term "mode" as it differentiates it from the structural ego state model mentioned above. We have adapted her diagram and some of her terms, and colour the different modes in red and green for those who find colour helpful as a tool. Effective communication comes from the green modes, (just as with traffic lights we get the go ahead when the green light comes on), and ineffective communication come from the red modes (as with the red traffic light). When we come from the green modes we invite a positive response, and when we communicate from a red mode, we invite a response from one of the red modes.

Behavioural Modes: Effective and Ineffective Modes