CTA Time Structuring & Autonomy in TA 3

Question 1

Script decisions interfere most directly with which component of autonomy?

Accepted Answer

Spontaneity

Answer

Scripts restrict the range of responses available to a person, directly limiting spontaneity by constraining which ego states can be accessed freely.

Question 2

How does pastiming differ from intimacy in TA?

Accepted Answer

Pastiming is scripted social conversation; intimacy is authentic and unscripted

Answer

Pastimes involve predictable social exchanges without authentic self-disclosure, while intimacy requires genuine, game-free connection and vulnerability.

Question 3

Which time structure carries the highest level of psychological risk according to TA theory?

Accepted Answer

Intimacy

Answer

Intimacy is the most psychologically risky form of time structuring because it involves authentic, unguarded connection without scripts or games as protection.

Question 4

In TA theory, achieving autonomy fundamentally requires releasing oneself from:

Accepted Answer

Script-based life decisions made in childhood

Answer

Autonomy is achieved when a person can release the script decisions made in childhood that have been limiting their awareness, spontaneity, and intimacy.

Question 5

A person demonstrating full awareness in Berne's sense would most likely:

Accepted Answer

Experience the present moment directly without script distortion

Answer

Berne's awareness refers to perceiving reality directly and freshly, like a young child, without the filters imposed by script and social conditioning.

CTA - Certified Transactional Analyst Practice Test

CTA - Certified Transactional Analyst Practice Test

CTA Time Structuring & Autonomy in TA 3