Eric Berne

Eric Berne (born Eric Lennard Bernstein May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was an American psychiatrist and writer, best known as the creator of Transactional analysis, and as the author of Games People Play: the Psychology of Human Relations (1964). Quotes The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. Games People Play: the Psychology of Human Relations (1964) Each person designs his own life, freedom gives him the power to carry out his own designs, and power gives the freedom to interfere with the designs of others. What Do You Say After You Say Hello? (1973) A healthy person goes "Yes," "No," and "Whoopee!" An unhealthy person goes "Yes, but," "No, but," and "No whoopee." Quoted in They Shoot Managers, Don't They? by Terry L. Paulson, pg. 3 No man is a hero to his wife's psychiatrist. Quoted in a review of Berne's book Sex in Human Loving (1963), "Talks on Sex by the Gamesman" by David Reuben, M.D., Life, Vol. 69, No. 25, 18 December 1970. External links Brief bio at ITAA Category:Academics from the United States Category:1910 births Category:1970 deaths Category:Academics from Canada Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:Jews from Canada Category:People from Montreal Category:Psychiatrists from the United States Category:Psychiatrists from Canada Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:Non-fiction authors from Canada Category:United States Army people