Jack Dusay suggested a constancy hypothesis - When one ego state increases in intensity, another or others must decrease in order to compensate. The shift in psychic energy occurs so that the total amount of energy may remain constant.

1. Constancy Hypothesis

2. Prepared By
Manu Melwin Joy
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School of Management Studies
CUSAT, Kerala, India.
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3. Constancy Hypothesis
• Jack Dusay suggested a constancy hypothesis.
“ When one ego state increases in intensity,
another or others must decrease in order to
compensate. The shift in psychic energy occurs
so that the total amount of energy may remain
constant.”

4. Constancy Hypothesis
• The best way to change my
ego gram, says Dusay, is to
set about raising the part I
want to have more of.
• When I do so, energy will
automatically shift out of
other parts I want to have
relatively less of.

5. Constancy Hypothesis
• Suppose I look at my ego gram
and decide I would like to be
more in Nurturing Parent and
less in Controlling Parent, I
begin practicing more in
Nurturing Parent Behaviors.
• Perhaps I offer someone a back
rub once each day or at work I
experiment with making open
offers of guidance instead of
ordering people to do things.

6. Constancy Hypothesis
• I don’t make any attempt
to cut down my
Controlling Parent
behavior.
• By the constancy
Hypothesis, I can expect
this will go down anyway
as I put more energy into
Nurturing Parent.

7. Activity
• Is there anything you
want to change about
your ego gram?
• If there is, decide which
bar you need to raise to
achieve this change.

8. Activity
• List at least five new
behaviors which you can
practice to increase this
ego state part.
• Make a point of doing
these behaviors in the
week following.

9. Activity
• Then re-draw your ego
gram
• If possible, get a re-
drawn ego gram from
the person who knows
you well.
• Does your new ego gram
fit constancy hypothesis

10. Thank You

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