transactional analysis

noun

Definition of TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS

: a system of psychotherapy involving analysis of individual episodes of social interaction for insight that will aid communication

1961

Medical Dictionary

noun trans·ac·tion·al analysis \-ˌak-shnəl-, -shən-^əl-\

: a system of psychotherapy involving analysis of individual episodes of social interaction for insight that will aid communication—abbreviation TA

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