CTA Ego States Analysis 2

Question 1

What is 'exclusion' in ego state theory?

Accepted Answer

When one ego state chronically blocks others from being expressed

Answer

Exclusion occurs when one ego state chronically dominates and blocks the expression of other ego states.

Question 2

Which ego state is activated when a person re-experiences childhood feelings, thoughts, and behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Child

Answer

The Child ego state is activated when a person re-experiences feelings, thoughts, and behaviors from childhood.

Question 3

What is the 'Free Child' in transactional analysis?

Accepted Answer

The natural, spontaneous, and uninhibited aspect of the Child ego state

Answer

The Free Child represents the natural, spontaneous, creative, and uninhibited aspect of the Child ego state before socialization.

Question 4

In TA, what does the 'Adapted Child' ego state represent?

Accepted Answer

The child's learned responses to parental and environmental demands

Answer

The Adapted Child represents behaviors and responses the child learned to adapt to parental expectations and environmental demands.

Question 5

How does 'decontamination' help clients in TA therapy?

Accepted Answer

It clarifies Adult ego state functioning by distinguishing it from Parent and Child intrusions

Answer

Decontamination helps clients distinguish their current Adult thinking from distorted beliefs and feelings from the Parent or Child ego states.

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