The Descriptive Model

This model shows how we function or
behave with others. The model used here is divided up into nine and we
have used Susannah Temple's (1999) term "mode" as it differentiates it
from the structural ego state model mentioned above. We 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 red modes we invite a negative response, and
vice versa from the green modes.
Ego States:
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