Eric Berne was a Canadian-born psychiatrist who created the theory of transactional analysis as a way of explaining human behavior. He was born on May 10, 1910, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as Eric Lennard Bernstein.
Berne’s theory of transactional analysis was based on the ideas of Freud and Carl Jung but was distinctly different. He developed this theory as a way of explaining human behavior and social interactions. Berne’s work has had a significant impact on the field of psychiatry and psychoanalysis.
He is best known for his book “Games People Play,” which introduced the concept of games and transactional analysis to the world. Berne died of a heart attack in Carmel on July 15, 1970, at the age of 60.