A game-model theory of interpersonal strategies

Lawrence Shulman

doi:10.1093/sw/13.3.16

A game-model theory of interpersonal strategies

Lawrence Shulman

School of Social Work

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Helping professions generally use a psychoanalytic model to interpret behavior. This article describes a game-model theory that provides important additional insight into interpersonal strategies. The work of Szasz and Berne on role-taking, rule-following, and hidden payoffs is presented. The games of court jester and incompetence illustrate applications of the model to strategies of mildly retarded adolescents in individual and group situations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16-22
Number of pages	7
Journal	Social Work
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/13.3.16
State	Published - Jul 1968

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