transactional analysis
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: a system of psychotherapy involving analysis of individual episodes of social interaction for insight that will aid communication
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Ashutosh Labroo, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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transactional analysis
noun
trans·ac·tion·al analysis
-ˌak-shnəl-, -shən-ᵊl- 
: a system of psychotherapy involving analysis of individual episodes of social interaction for insight that will aid communication
—abbreviation TA
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