“In technical language, an ego state may be described phenomenologically as a coherent system of feelings, and operationally as a set of coherent behavior patterns. In more practical terms, it is a system of feelings accompanied by a related set of behavior patterns. Each individual seems to have available a limited repertoire of such ego states, which are not roles but psychological realities.” PsychologyPersonalityEgoBehaviorHuman BehaviorLanguage GamesEgo States Book:GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Source: GAMES PEOPLE PLAY