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FollowingthebasicmodelofTransactionalAnalysis,itisinterestingtounderstandthestructureofyourpersonalityaccordingtothethree
"EgoStates":
The"Parent"staterelatingtorules,normsandvalues.Thisisthe"taught"domain.
The"Adult"staterelatingtothoughtandanalysis.Thisisthe"thought"domain.
The"Child"staterelatingtoemotions,creativity,imagination,intuition.Thisisthe"felt"domain.
Atanymoment,yourenergyfocusesononeofthesethreestatesoneatatimeandonyour"Parent"your"Adult"oryour"Child"
statewhichisincontrol.Your"speakingtime"issplitaccordingtothisthreefoldfundamentalstructureofyourpersonality.
Accordingtoallyouranswers...
Youappeartobearatherextrovertedperson,drawingyourenergyfromyourselfandfromothers.Youarenotparticularlyinclined
tomeditation.
Relatingtothe"ParentAdultChild"model,itcanbestatedthat:
Youhavevaluesandobservetherules.Youfindthemnecessarybutyouarenotalwaysconvincedoftheirusefulness.Youmight
sometimesfindthemstrictandyouliketoexpressyourindependence.
Youhaveagoodgraspofreality.Youuseyourthoughtsefficientlytoguideyouractions.
Theaffectivesideofyourpersonalityisimportant,althoughnotessential.Youarewellawareofyouremotionsandexpressyour
feelingsinanormalway.
Yourvaluesandyourinvolvementinothers'problems...
Youarenotanormativepersonatall.Rulesarequiteunknownoruselesstoyou.Theydonotconcernyou.
Yourwayoftakingintoaccountyourproblemsandthoseofothers...
Youtendtogetinvolvedinothers'problems.Theyconcernyouandyouarefundamentallyagenerousperson.
Concerningrealityandfactanalysis...
Youareinclinedtothoroughlyanalyzemattersbeforemovingforward.Youpreferthinkingthingsthrough.
Concerningemotions,feelingsandenergy...
Youaskyourselfalotofquestions,whichmightmakeitdifficulttomakeupyourmind.
Youhaveaquitenormalimaginationandyoufollowyourintuitionstoareasonabledegree.
Youaresomeonewithnormalemotionswhoisgenerallyateasewhenitcomestoexpressingyourfeelings.
Concerningyourcapacityforchange...
Youarearelativelyadaptableperson.Ratherthanbeinganinnovator,youaremoreinterestedinfollowingthrough.Thatiswhere
youarebestatbringingaboutchanges.
Yourdominantpersonalitytraits...
Youarearathercalmperson.Youexpressyourselfwithreserve.
Yourneedforrecognition:
Youhaveanimportantneedforrecognition.Youoftenmakeupyourmindaccordingtowhatpeoplemightthinkofyou.
Yourabilitytoassertyourself:
Youknowhowtoconvinceothers,withoutalwaysassertingyourself.Youarestillakindperson.
Yourpsychologicalautonomy
Goingalongwiththeprevioussection,youhavearathergoodpsychologicalautonomy.Yougenerallyknowwhatyouwant,and
youlistentoothers.Generallyspeaking,youactwithouttoomuchhesitation.
Yourinnerwellbeing:
Ontheinside,youaretryingtosortthingsoutandyoudonotfeelcomfortablewithyourself.Youmightoftenquestionyourself,
withoutfindinganyanswers.
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Now we suggest that you compare your personal profile to the "average" profiles observed among those who took the test. For each
featureofyourpersonality,agraphshowswhereyoustandaccordingtothedeterminedratiosandextremes.
First,wefocusontheverystructureofyourpersonalityintermsofbalancebetweenthethreestatesordimensions:Parent,
Adult,Child(or"PAC"forshort).Foreachdimension,itsshareinyourpersonalityisgivenbyapercentage.Forexample,33%
Parentwith22%Adultand45%childwouldbeafairlybalancedprofile.
Having a "strong Child" dimension could represent someone who is or has remained "young". This refers to someone who
exhibits a lot of spontaneity, intuition and "joie de vivre", with the implied advantages and drawbacks. This implies a
personalitywhichhasnotyetfullytakenroot.Onthecontrary,havinga"weakChild"dimensioncanbeinterpretedashaving
anunderinvestmentofemotionsandfeelings,aswellaslittleintuition,joiedevivre,orspontaneity...
Intheprocessofpersonalitydevelopment,theChildappearsfirstthentheParent,thentheAdult.Agoodshareshouldalsobe
giventorules,aswellastocultural,family,andsocialenvironmentalnorms.ThisistheParentdimension.
Thus,havinga"strongParent"dimensioncanbeinterpretedashavinganoverinvestmentinrulesinone'srelationstoothers.
Havinga"weakParent"dimensioncanbeinterpretedashavinganunderinvestmentinrules,normsandevenasalackof
maturity.
Then,theAdultappears.TheAdultdimensionrepresentstherationalandobjectivepartofyourpersonality.Havinga"strong
Adult"dimensioncouldbeunderstoodashavingtheabilitytoconsiderfactsandnothingbutthefacts,atthecostofintuition,
imagination,rules,ornorms.Onthecontrary,havinga"weakAdult"dimensionmaybeinterpretedaspossessinganunder
investmentinone'sperceptionofreality,byeitherbeingoftooyounganatureortoostrictorprejudiced.Hereiswhereyou
standintermsofthesethreedimensions,accordingtothereferencepopulation...
Legend:
Highvalues
Mediumhighvalues
Mediumlowvalues
Lowvalues
...inthepopulation.
Yourposition
Themostsignificantpoints...
Lowerthanaverage"Parent"dimension:globally,youbehavecorrectly,accordingtorulesandrespectforothers.
Higherthanaverage"Adult"youinterpretrealityinarationalway.
Higherthanaverage"Child"dimension:youclearlyexperienceyouremotionsandexpressyourfeelings,devotingagoodlevelofenergyto
them.
Theglobalstructureintermsof"Parent,AdultandChild"canbeinturnsplitintomoreprecisecomponents...
Toputitsimply,the"Child"dimension(orstate)canbebrokendownintotheSpontaneousChild(emotionsandfeelings),the
SpontaneousorFreeChild(creativityandintuition)andtheAdaptedChild(waysofactingorreacting,or"programs")
Similarly,the"Parent"dimensioncanbebrokendownintotheNormativeParent(rulesandnorms)andtheNurturingParent
(relatingtoothers).
Intermsofitsevolution,yourpersonalityiscreatedstepbystep.Attheverybeginning,thechildessentiallyfeelsstimuli(the
"SpontaneousChild").Heimaginessolutions(the"ImaginativeChild"),andhethenstoresthesesimplewaysoffunctioning
("AdaptedChild")developedbyhimselfordictatedtohimthroughhisenvironmentandeducation.TheChildstatematures
fromone'sbirthtoaround6yearsofage.
The child will then learn, develop and slowly strengthen his rules of behavior ("Normative Parent") and his rules relating to
people("NurturingParent").Thisentirevaluessystemdependsonhisparents,socialbackground,andculture.ThisParent
stategoesfromage2untilage6.Inthemeantime,thechilddevelopshisabilitytoobserveandanalyzefacts("Adult"),orhis
abilitytothinkonhisown.ThisAdultstateisparticularlystrengthenedbetweentheagesof3and12,andmaycontinueto
developlateron.
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Legend:
Highvalues
Mediumhighvalues
Mediumlowvalues
Lowvalues
...inthepopulation.
Yourposition
Themostsignificantpoints...
Weak"NormativeParent":Inyourmindrulesareuseless.
Higherthanaverage"NurturingParent":Youarerathergenerouswithothers.
Strong"Adult"dimension:youhaveastronglyanalyticalapproachtointerpretingreality.
Higherthanaverage"AdaptedChild":Yousometimesquestionyourselfbeforeacting.
Higherthanaverage"CreativeChild":Youhaveagoodlevelofimaginationorintuition.
Lowerthanaverage"SpontaneousChild":Youshoworexpressyouremotionswell.
Thusyoucanestimatewhichcomponentofeachstate(Parent,Adult,Child)youfindyourselfinandhowoften.Yourbehavior
ultimatelydependsonyourabilitytoinvestortowithholdenergyfromanyoneofthesecomponentsorsubstates.
Yourlevelofcapacityforchange=1,44
You are adaptable to change but you do not look for it. You prefer following through on projects once the changes have already been
introduced.
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