As grown ups, we sometimes replay the strategies we decided upon as infants. At these times, we respond to here and now reality as if it were the world we pictured in our early decisions. When we do so, we are said to be in script or we are engaging in scripty behavior.

1. The script in adult life

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Manu Melwin Joy
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School of Management Studies
CUSAT, Kerala, India.
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3. The script in adult life
• As grown ups, we
sometimes replay the
strategies we decided upon
as infants.
• At these times, we respond
to here and now reality as
if it were the world we
pictured in our early
decisions.
• When we do so, we are
said to be in script or we
are engaging in scripty
behavior.

4. The script in adult life
• Why don’t we just leave
our infant decisions behind
as we grow up?
• The primary reason is that
we are still hoping to
resolve the basic issue that
was left unresolved in our
infancy : how to get
unconditional love and
attention.
• Thus as adults, we
frequently react as if we
were still infants.

5. The script in adult life
• When we get into script, we
are usually not aware that we
are re enacting infant
strategies.
• We can predict when one
gets into script by two
factors.
– When the here and now
situation is perceived as
stressful.
– When there is some
resemblance between the here
and now situation and a
stressful situation in childhood.

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