1. Parts are part of the unconscious with a purpose/intention & a function/behavior
2. They are functionally detached from the rest of N.S. (non-integrated)
3. Often the represent minor personalities
4. Usually they have their own values and beliefs systems
5. Some think they are in charge of maintenance of the system
6. They are born from S.E.E.’s
7. Protect (& continue) non-integrated behavior
8. Parts are source of incongruency in the individual
9. They themselves are incongruent
10. The incongruency is usually in the difference between the purpose/intention and function/behavior
11. A part usually has its opposite number, an alternate ego, the flip side of the coin
12. These two parts will have the same highest purpose/intention
13. They were once a part of a larger whole
14. Reintegration is possible in this basis