power plays

What is a power play? Power play are patterns of behavior that are used repeatably by one person to take unfair advantage of another person. pg315. There are three types. They are called nobody upstairs, you owe me and yougottobekidding. Everyone uses these power plays. An example of nobody upstairs would be me asking my boyfriend about going to the movies everyday and he never response and finally he says yes. An example of you owe me is my aunt always is willing to help people but she wants something in return. She never does it from her heart. She will through it in your face. An example of yougottabekidding me would be when I tell my sister about a situation and she would say for real. For real is like saying yougottabekidding me. It makes it seems like she is not taking me serious. Power plays are a way of life. You may not know you are doing one but you are. What is your play?http://www.ministryhealth.net/mh_articles/153_42_power_plays.html