ABSTRACT
Decontamination and deconfusion are therapeutic processes frequently discussed by transactional analysts, which along with redecision form the `backbone' or central tasks of TA therapy. Decontamination and deconfusion are two discrete, yet often interlinked and overlapping processes. Beginners to TA therapy sometimes struggle with understanding the difference between the two concepts and the processes involved in them. Structurally speaking, decontamination is a process involving the Adult ego state, and deconfusion is a process involving the Child ego state.
