... alleged terms of endearment tap into what the famous psychologist Thomas A. Harris would refer to as, her "Not OK child."" Harris explains these terms in his book, I'm OK You're OK, based on Eric Burne's ideas called Transactional Analysis. Harris explores in depth what he calls 'life positions'. At some stage ... ). All of us have Parent, Adult or Child data' guiding our thoughts and decisions, and Harris believed that transactional analysis would free up the Adult, the reasoning voice. The Adult in us prevents a hijack by unthinking obedience (Child), or ingrained habit or prejudice (Pa...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... alleged terms of endearment tap into what the famous psychologist Thomas A. Harris would refer to as, her "Not OK child."" Harris explains these terms in his book, I'm OK You're OK, based on Eric Burne's ideas called Transactional Analysis. Harris explores in depth what he calls 'life positions'. At some stage ... ). All of us have Parent, Adult or Child data' guiding our thoughts and decisions, and Harris believed that transactional analysis would free up the Adult, the reasoning voice. The Adult in us prevents a hijack by unthinking obedience (Child), or ingrained habit or prejudice (Pa...

• Word Count: 829
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... necessary to find out. Perhaps to save her own sanity? Once the narrator determines that the image is in fact a woman struggling to become free, she somehow aligns herself with the woman. She continues to pursue this obsessive project of getting the woman out. Gilman is obviously putting her dilemmas ... ignored her wishes to involve herself in more activity. As a female in the twentieth century, reading this story, I had this overwhelming desire to free this narrator from her husband and the rest of the males in her life. She wanted company, activity and stimulation. Which any woman of...

• Word Count: 1224
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School