transactional analysis

noun

: a system of psychotherapy involving analysis of individual episodes of social interaction for insight that will aid communication

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

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