Transactional Analysis
Transactional Analysis
Personal Inventory
Put a tick against any of the words or phrases listed below that you feel you
identify with. Make your decision quickly, as it is your first reaction that we are
trying to capture.
Never
Good
Correct
Wow
Can’t
Should
Nice
How
Fun
Wish
Ought
Love you
What
Want
Try
Must
Splendid
Why
Won’t
Hope
Bad
Tender
Results
Ouch
Please
Always
Poor thing
Practical
Scared
Thank you
Good
Don’t worry
Alternative
Hi
Sorry
Ridiculous
There there
Quantity
Super
Ought
Do
Let me
Where
Mine
Excuse me
Don’t
Be careful
Objective
Secret
After you
Critical
Loving
Even
Free
Whining
Condescending Encouraging
Confident
Excited
Defiant
Sneering
Comforting
Inquiring
Loud
Manipulating
Disgusted
Sympathetic
Calm
Giggling
Placating
Authoritative
Concerned
Unemotional
Energetic
Apologetic
Closed
Open arms
Thoughtful
Uninhibited
Sulking
Pointing
Accepting
Alert
Loose
Sad
Frowning
Smiling
Open
Spontaneous
Helpless
Rigid
Caressing
Straight
Flirtatious
Immobile
Angry
Consoling
Interested
Wide-eyed
Sullen
Judgemental
Understanding
Level
Curious
Agreeing
Moralistic
Caring
Evaluative
Wild
Compliant
Authoritarian
Giving
Logical
Changeable
Ashamed
Bossy
Generous
Direct
Irresponsible
Devious
Total up the number of ticks in each vertical column and transfer the grid,
blocking in your score in each column.
Transactional Analysis
Column 1
Column 2
Critical
Parent
Nurturing
Parent
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
Rebellious
Child
Adaptive
Child
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Adult