Eric Berne and Effective Method of Group Therapy," which was presented by invitation at the 1957 Western Regional Meeting of the American Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles. With the publication of this paper in the 1958 issue of the American Journal of Psychotherapy, Berne's new method of diagnosis and treatment, transactional analysis, became a permanent part of the psychotherapeutic literature. In addition to restating his concepts of ego states and structural analysis, the 1958 paper added the important new features of transactional analysis proper (i.e. the analysis of transactions), games, and scripts. His seminar group from the 1950s developed the term
Basic body-awareness methodology Basic body-awareness methodology Basic body awareness therapy is an evidence-based treatment form in physiotherapy first developed in the ’70.. It represents a holistic approach to human movements considering physical, physiological, psychological and existential aspects of human existence. B-BAT aims to bring aspects of health and human resources to the fore. B-BAT is based on the theory of psychotherapist Jaques Dropsy and his movement system. It has roots in a number of different movement systems from Western and Eastern tradition (Alexander, Feldenkreis, Gindler, Idla, Zen meditation, T'ai chi) emphasizing the body and nonverbal communication as a gateway to personal empowerment. B-BAT