Does TA need a Biological School?

This article addresses the question of whether we need a new school of Biological Transactional Analysis in reaction to the increasing focus within TA publications on neurodiversity and war. It considers how are we similar to other animals which are not scripted as humans are but show some of the s...

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Main Author: Julie Hay
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Language:English
Published: International Centre For Transactional Analysis Qualifications 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research
Online Access:https://ijtarp.org/article/view/23793
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