ABSTRACT
Life scripts are a complex set of unconscious relational patterns based on physiological survival reactions, implicit experiential conclusions, explicit decisions, and/or self-regulating introjections, made under stress, at any developmental age, that inhibit spontaneity and limit flexibility in problem-solving, health maintenance, and in relationship with people. The purpose of a serious in-depth psychotherapy is the resolution of a client's unconscious script inhibitions or compulsions in relationship with people, inflexibility in problem-solving, and deficiencies in health care. The psychotherapy of life script necessitates an understanding and appreciation of each individual's unique temperament as well as the creative adjustments, coping and adaptive styles, and resulting internal and external interruptions to contact. An effective relational psychotherapy includes the psychotherapist's acknowledgement of the client's psychological experiences, validation of his or her affect and attempts at meaning making, and normalization of the client's developmental attempts to adapt and cope with family and school stressors. Script cure is the primary goal of an integrative psychotherapy.
