The script is what the person planned to do in early childhood and the life course is what actually happens

1. The script and the life course

2. Prepared By
Manu Melwin Joy
Research Scholar
School of Management Studies
CUSAT, Kerala, India.
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3. The script and the life course
“The script is what the person planned to
do in early childhood and the life course is
what actually happens.”
- Eric Berne

4. The script and the life course
• Your life course is the
result of four interacting
factors:
–Heredity.
–External Events.
–Script.
–Autonomous decision.

5. The script and the life course
• My inheritance of genes largely
determines my physical make
up.
• It may also help determine my
mental characteristics, though
there is still no agreement in
the nature vs nurture
argument.
• Even if I decided to become an
athlete and heredity gave me a
moderately fast and strong
body, I may do better to find a
different way of fulfilling myself.

6. The script and the life course
Perhaps my early decision was
to live to a healthy old age. I
may be unfortunate enough to
be caught in a fire, earthquake
or plane crash, even though I
have not set up in anyway for
such an outcome. A chance
external event has cut across
my decision to live.

7. The script and the life course
• Whether or not I undertake
formal therapy, many of my
life decisions can be taken
with full use of my grown up
resources.
• We say that these decision
are script free or
autonomous.
• When I make an
autonomous decision, I am
dealing with here and now
reality as the adult I am now.

8. Thank You

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