E. BERNE'S PERSONALITY THEORY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ORTHODOX THEOLOGY (BASED ON THE WRITINGS BY ST. THEOPHANTHE RECLUSE)
The article is an analysis of the concept of personality of the American psychologist E. Berne from the point of view of Orthodox anthropology.Berne tried to describe the structure of personality using the concept of Ego-state. The author of the article studied this theory from the perspective of Orthodox anthropology, namely, based on the Orthodox trichotomous theory of St. Theophan the Recluse. Conclusions were made about similar and different features, and the possibility of partial application of E. Berne's theory in primary spiritual and psychological assistance in the missionary and pastoral areas was analyzed.