The Beliefs of the

Ego Structure
Lea A. Jumarang
Human Behavior in Organization

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The

managers,
significant
others and employees should
accept this principle to foster
the healthy behavior

They

must concentrate on
changing their own behavior if
they wish the others related to
them.
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Their

parent ego structure

should be changed to adult
ego structure.

They

should transform their

desctructive or unacceptable
languages to healthy or
acceptable ones.
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PARENT EGO STATE

The

parent ego state is

usually divided into two parts,
Critical parent and
Nurturing Parent.

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PARENT EGO STATE

Critical

Parent perceived
as authoritarian critical and
inconsiderate of the feelings
of others. Many managers
can and do behave in this
way, as do many actual
parents
with
their
own
children.
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PARENT EGO STATE

Nurturing

Parent is softer and

more considerate and is concerned
about the welfare of others. Again,
some individuals in position of
responsibility operate in this way.
However,
the
negative
connotations of this nurturing
mode of behavior can be too
stifling,
claustrophobic
and
ultimately debilitating
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PARENT EGO STATE

Critical

Parent may say:

These
sales
figures
are
absolutely
atrocious,
this
company isnt paying you to sit
on your backsides and do
nothing. I want it sorted now.
I told you not to disturb me while
Im working in this project. Now
get out and leave me alone.
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PARENT EGO STATE

Nurturing

Parent

may

say:

Do you think your up with this

business trip? You know you
always suffer from jetlag.

Dont work too hard, youll wear

yourself out
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ADULT EGO STATE

The

adult ego state

optimizes
logical
and
rational
thinking.
However, the downside is
that it can sometimes
appear quite clinical and
cold.
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ADULT EGO STATE

Some

in adult state mode

might say:

- These figures are down on

last month. We need to look
at this why this is and make a
plan of action to rectify it.

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PARENT VS.
ADULT EGO
STRUCTURE

Why
do
individuals
or
employees misbehave in the
workplace?

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Individuals

or employees
misbehave because they
do not believe they can
belong in useful ways.
They
have
been
discouraged as a result of
unhealthy languages or
transactions used by the
significant
persons
particularly their managers
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Beliefs of an Individual with

PARENT Ego Structure
The

managers,
the
significant
others,
and
employees
with
the
parent ego structure
instigate misbehavior to
their individuals in the
workplace.
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DISTINCT BELIEFS OF
AN INDIVIDUAL OR
SIGNIFICANT PERSON
WITH PARENT EGO
STRUCTURE

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I must control
Manager

or individual who loves

power
and
authority;
his
behaviors under this belief are:
demand obedience, rewards and
punishes, tries to win and insists.
The individuals or employees
affected with this belief rebel,
fight, hide their true feelings, feel
anxious, seek revenge, feel life is
unfair, evade, lie, steal, and lack
self-discipline
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I am a superior
This

is the second belief of the

manager or the individual with
the
parent
ego
structure
possessing power and authority

With

this belief, the manager or

the
individual
pities,
takes
responsibility, overprotects, acts
self-righteously,
spoils
and
shames the other individuals or
employees in the workplace.
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I am entitled. You owe me

The

manager or the individual

who loves power and authority
influences the individuals or the
employees in the workplace to
feel that they owe their jobs from
him.
The manager or the significant
other
does
not
trust
the
employees. His employees feel
exploited by him.
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I do not count others as

more important than myself
A manager or the individual with
the power and authority belittles
or looks down with the other
individuals or employees. He
wants that the employees to
become slave to him, give in to
his demands and feel guilty in
saying no to him.

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I do not count others as

more important than myself
Having this belief, the manager
or the individual feels that he is
important than the others. The
manager or the individual with
this belief expects to receive a
dole out, has a poor social
relationships, does not respect
the right of others, and is selfish.

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Beliefs of an individual with

an Adult Ego Structure
A wholesome behavior in the
workplace is also professed
by a manager or an individual
with an adult ego structure.
This is the managers or
individuals
adult
ego
structure that instigates the
positive behavior of the other
individuals or employees in

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DISTINCT BELIEFS OF
AN INDIVIDUAL WITH
ADULT EGO
STRUCTURE

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I believe the individual can

make decision
In this belief, he permits and
encourages the individual or
employee to have a free
choice. He dos not deprive
the individual or employees
of the chance to get good
opportunities in life. And he
allows
the
individual
or
employee to make his own

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I believe the individual can

make decision
The

individual
or
employee
under
the
manager or the significant
person with this belief
develops self-reliance and
responsibility, learns to
make decision, respects
self
and
others,
and
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I believe in mutual respect

This

belief of the manager or the

individual promotes equality with
every
individual
or
employees,
encourages mutual respect and avoids
making the individual or employee
feels guilty.

The

individual or employee under the

manager or significant person with
this belief demonstrates positive
behavior to love self and others; to
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I am human. I have the

courage to be imperfect
The manager or significant
person sets realistic standard,
focuses on the strengths,
encourages positive behavior,
is not concerned with the
image and is patient with the
individuals or employees in
the workplace.

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I am human. I have the

courage to be imperfect
The

individual or employees
under
the
manager
or
significant person with this
belief manifests a positive
behavior to focus his task at
hand
not
on
his
selfevaluation, to see mistakes as
challenges, to keep trying, to
have courage, to try new
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I believe all people are

important including myself
The

manager or the significant person

encourages
mutual
respect,
contributes and refuses to be a
doormat, and knows when to say no
to the individual or employees in the
workplace.

The

individual or employee under the

manager or the significant person
demonstrating this belief develops
good social relationships, respects the
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ADULT Ego
Beliefs

PARENT
Ego
Beliefs:
1. I must
control.
2. I am
Superior.
3. I am
entitled.
4. I must be
perfect.
5. I do not
count
others as
more
important
than
myself

Chan
ge to

1. I believe the
individual can
make
decisions.
2. I am equal
not more less
worthwhile
than others.
3. I believe in
mutual
respect.
4. I am human. I
have the
courage to be
imperfect
5. I believe all
people are
important
including
myself.

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THANK YOU!!

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