CTA Time Structuring & Autonomy in TA 2

Question 1

In TA, 'autonomy' is defined as the recovery of which three capacities?

Accepted Answer

Awareness, spontaneity, and intimacy

Answer

Insight, growth, and change

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Thinking, feeling, and behaving freely

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Parent, Adult, and Child integration

Question 2

Awareness as a component of autonomy in TA refers to:

Accepted Answer

The capacity to perceive directly without script filters

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Self-knowledge gained through psychoanalytic exploration

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Understanding one's own ego state structure thoroughly

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Recognizing and naming other people's games

Question 3

Spontaneity in the context of TA autonomy means:

Accepted Answer

The freedom to choose from the full range of ego states

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Acting impulsively without considering consequences

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Expressing Child ego state impulses without inhibition

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Responding to others without any prior planning

Question 4

Intimacy as a component of autonomy in TA involves:

Accepted Answer

Game-free candid sharing of feelings and needs

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Romantic relationships free from all conflict

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Therapeutic self-disclosure between client and therapist only

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Maintaining strict and appropriate professional boundaries

Question 5

Which theorist primarily developed and introduced the concept of autonomy in TA?

Accepted Answer

Eric Berne

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Claude Steiner

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Bob Goulding

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Mary Goulding

Question 6

Berne's six types of time structure, ordered from least to most psychologically intimate, are:

Accepted Answer

Withdrawal, Rituals, Pastimes, Activities, Games, Intimacy

Answer

Rituals, Withdrawal, Games, Pastimes, Activities, Intimacy

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Activities, Rituals, Pastimes, Games, Withdrawal, Intimacy

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Pastimes, Activities, Rituals, Games, Withdrawal, Intimacy

Question 7

A client who consistently chooses games over intimacy is most likely demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

Script-driven avoidance of authentic connection

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A healthy preference for structured social interaction

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Optimal Adult ego state functioning

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Healthy and appropriate boundary-setting behavior