You define reality by what you know, what you believe, and what you do about it.

TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS (TA)

Tells us that our personality is made up of 3 basic parts called: EGO-STATES

The 3 ego-states are: Parent - Adult - Child.

These are different from real parents, real children and real grown-ups. Ego-states begin with a capital letter to show the difference between a Parent ego-state and a parent raising a child, or adults running a business.
 

An ego-State is defined as  a coherent system of: thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.