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Exercise Examples Transactional Analysis
Exercise Examples Transactional Analysis
Exercise Examples Transactional Analysis
In the following examples, please try to identify from which ego state is being spoken out of :
Wife: “I’d like to ask the Maiers to come over on Sunday afternoon.”
Husband: “One can arguably expect that one has some peace and quiet at least
on a Sunday.”
“Preferably not, I had an exhausting week and would prefer to relax.”
“Always you with your Maiers! Doesn’t one ever have some peace
and quiet here?”
Colleague: “I’m thinking about whether or not I should take a computer course.”
Boss: “That’s a good idea, which one have you thought about?”
“It’s about time. You should’ve taken one a long time ago.”
“But please not during working hours. I already don’t know now how
we should accomplish our projects.”
Boss: “In the future, please file customer records in this folder.”
Colleague: “Why can’t we do it like we did up to now?
“I think that the previous filing system was all right.”
“Make up your mind finally!”
© prepared by Dr. Maryam Bigdeli, MC, MBA for the Berndorf Executive Academy