The frame of reference is defined by the Schiffs as the structure of associated responses which integrates the various ego states in response to specific stimuli.

1. Frame of reference
Transactional Analysis

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3. Frame of reference
• The frame of reference is
defined by the Schiffs as
the structure of associated
responses which integrates
the various ego states in
response to specific
stimuli.

4. Frame of reference
• It provides the individual
with an overall perceptual,
conceptual, affective and
action set, which is used to
define self, people and the
world.

5. Frame of reference
• To help explain this
formal definition, the
Schiffs say that the frame
of reference can be
thought of as a filter on
reality.

6. Frame of reference
• As you and I looked at the
room, each of us filtered
out certain parts of the
scene. For instance, I
noticed the color of the
carper but filtered out the
identities of people in the
room. You did the opposite.

7. Frame of reference
• We also defined the size of
the room differently. To me,
It was fairly small. To you, it
was big. It so happens that I
was brought up in an old
house in the country where
all the rooms had been
large.

8. Frame of reference
• You spent your childhood
in a city flat where the
rooms were pocket sized.
Thus, the definition of a
big room in our respective
frames of reference is
different.

9. Frame of reference
• You added another
definition. You said: “ The
whole atmosphere is
warm”. I had not defined
atmosphere and had not
even perceived it as part of
the scene.

10. Frame of reference
• We have each used same
words. But the meaning
we attach to the words are
quite different. The
definition of a warm
atmosphere may differ
between your and mine
frame of reference.

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