CTA Time Structuring & Autonomy in TA 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In TA, 'autonomy' is defined as the recovery of which three capacities?
- Awareness, spontaneity, and intimacy (Correct answer)
- Insight, growth, and change
- Thinking, feeling, and behaving freely
- Parent, Adult, and Child integration
Correct answer: Awareness, spontaneity, and intimacy
Berne defined autonomy as the recovery or reclamation of three human capacities: awareness, spontaneity, and intimacy.
Question 2: Awareness as a component of autonomy in TA refers to:
- Self-knowledge gained through psychoanalytic exploration
- The capacity to perceive directly without script filters (Correct answer)
- Understanding one's own ego state structure thoroughly
- Recognizing and naming other people's games
Correct answer: The capacity to perceive directly without script filters
Awareness means experiencing the world directly and freshly, without the distorting filters imposed by early script decisions.
Question 3: Spontaneity in the context of TA autonomy means:
- Acting impulsively without considering consequences
- The freedom to choose from the full range of ego states (Correct answer)
- Expressing Child ego state impulses without inhibition
- Responding to others without any prior planning
Correct answer: The freedom to choose from the full range of ego states
Spontaneity means having the option to select freely from the full repertoire of behaviors available across all ego states, rather than being script-constrained.
Question 4: Intimacy as a component of autonomy in TA involves:
- Romantic relationships free from all conflict
- Game-free candid sharing of feelings and needs (Correct answer)
- Therapeutic self-disclosure between client and therapist only
- Maintaining strict and appropriate professional boundaries
Correct answer: Game-free candid sharing of feelings and needs
Intimacy as an autonomous capacity involves authentic, game-free mutual sharing without hidden agendas or script-driven interactions.
Question 5: Which theorist primarily developed and introduced the concept of autonomy in TA?
- Eric Berne (Correct answer)
- Claude Steiner
- Bob Goulding
- Mary Goulding
Correct answer: Eric Berne
Eric Berne, the founder of TA, introduced the concept of autonomy and its three components in his foundational theoretical work.
Question 6: Berne's six types of time structure, ordered from least to most psychologically intimate, are:
- Withdrawal, Rituals, Pastimes, Activities, Games, Intimacy (Correct answer)
- Rituals, Withdrawal, Games, Pastimes, Activities, Intimacy
- Activities, Rituals, Pastimes, Games, Withdrawal, Intimacy
- Pastimes, Activities, Rituals, Games, Withdrawal, Intimacy
Correct answer: Withdrawal, Rituals, Pastimes, Activities, Games, Intimacy
Berne ordered the six types from most to least psychologically safe, beginning with withdrawal and ending with the risky but genuine contact of intimacy.
Question 7: A client who consistently chooses games over intimacy is most likely demonstrating:
- A healthy preference for structured social interaction
- Script-driven avoidance of authentic connection (Correct answer)
- Optimal Adult ego state functioning
- Healthy and appropriate boundary-setting behavior
Correct answer: Script-driven avoidance of authentic connection
Repeated game-playing typically reflects script decisions that keep the person from the vulnerability required for authentic intimacy.
CTA Time Structuring & Autonomy in TA 2
In TA, 'autonomy' is defined as the recovery of which three capacities?