Eric Berne
Eric Berne (May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was a Canadian-born psychiatrist who created the theory of transactional analysis as a way of explaining human behavior.
Eric Berne | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eric Lennard Bernstein May 10, 1910 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | July 15, 1970 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | Developed the theory of Transactional analysis |
| Spouses | Ruth Harvey
(m. 1942; div. 1945)Dorothy DeMass Way
(m. 1949; div. 1964)Torre Peterson
(m. 1967; div. 1970) |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychiatry |
Berne's theory of transactional analysis was based on the ideas of Freud and Carl Jung but was distinctly different. Freudian psychotherapists focused on talk therapy as a way of gaining insight to their patient's personalities. Berne believed that insight could be better discovered by analyzing patients’ social transactions.
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