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THE MINISCRIPT CHART
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Compliance (Inner Feelings) |
Important Behavior |
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Physical |
Psychological:Internal Discount* |
Words |
Tones |
Gestures |
Posture |
Facial Expressions |
Drivers: |
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1. Be perfect |
tense |
"you should do better |
"of course"
"obviously"
"efficacious"
"clearly"
"I think"
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clipped
righteous
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counting on fingers
cocked wrist
scratching head
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erect rigid |
stern |
2. Try hard |
tight stomach
tense shoulders
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"You've got to try harder" |
It's hard"
"I can't"
"I'll try"
I don't know"
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impatient |
clenched, moving fists |
sitting forward
elbows on legs
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slight frown
perplexed look
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3. Please me |
tight stomach |
"You're not good enough |
"you know"
"could you"
"can you"
"kinda"
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high whine |
hands |
head |
raised eyebrows
looks away
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4. Hurry up |
antsy |
"you'll never get it done" |
"we've got to hustle"
"let's go"
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up & down |
squirms
taps fingers
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move quickly |
frowning
eyes shifty
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5. Be strong |
numb
rigid
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"you can't let them know you're week" |
"no comment"
"I don't care"
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hard monotone |
hands rigid
arms folded
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rigid one leg over |
plastic
hard
cold
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Vengeful Child: |
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Final Miniscript Payoff: |
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*Suggested by John Kesterson
Copyright © Taibi Kahler, all rights reserved.
This chart was originally published in The Miniscript, Transactional Analysis Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, January 1974, pp. 27-42.
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