The Egogram

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V 9.5

Following the basic model of Transactional Analysis, it is interesting to understand the structure of your personality according to the three "Ego States": The "Parent" state relating to rules, norms and values. This is the "taught" domain. The "Adult" state relating to thought and analysis. This is the "thought" domain. The "Child" state relating to emotions, creativity, imagination, intuition. This is the "felt" domain. At any moment, your energy focuses on one of these three states - one at a time - and on your "Parent" your "Adult" or your "Child" state which is in control.Your "speaking time" is split according to this three-fold fundamental structure of your personality. According to all your answers... You appear to be a very extroverted person who continually looks for contact with others, because they are the source of your energy. Relating to the "Parent-Adult-Child" model, it can be stated that: You have values and observe the rules. You think that they are important and you are convinced of their usefulness. You do not always think before acting or making a decision in most situations. You might get into trouble when you do not think enough about the consequences of your actions. You have a particularly "young" nature. You are essentially a sensitive person, with all of the excessive behavior that that implies. Your values and your involvement in others' problems... You are not a normative person. You think rules are only necessary in making decisions, but nothing more. Your way of taking into account your problems and those of others... You tend to get involved in others' problems. They concern you and you are fundamentally a generous person. Concerning reality and fact analysis... You do not always rely on your thoughts to understand reality. Thus you might sometimes lack objectivity. Concerning emotions, feelings and energy... You ask yourself a lot of questions, which might make it difficult to make up your mind. You are quite imaginative and you often let your imagination wander. You are a fairly emotional person who easily expresses your feelings. You have a strong personality and you do not always hold yourself back. Concerning your capacity for change... You do not have a specific ability to change and you're not a particular driving force. You will submit without bad grace and adapt yourself. Your dominant personality traits... You have a strong personality but you keep it under control. You do not have mood swings. Your need for recognition: You have an important need for recognition. You often make up your mind according to what people might think of you. Your ability to assert yourself: You know how to convince others, without always asserting yourself. You are still a kind person. Your psychological autonomy Going along with the previous section, you have a rather good psychological autonomy. You generally know what you want, and you listen to others. Generally speaking, you act without too much hesitation. Your inner well-being: You do not feel comfortable with yourself at all and you might often feel lost. You are trying to sort yourself out and you do not have the answers to your questions.

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The Egogram

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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 feature of your personality, a graph shows where you stand according to the determined ratios and extremes.

First, we focus on the very structure of your personality in terms of balance between the three states or dimensions: Parent, Adult, Child (or "PAC" for short). For each dimension, its share in your personality is given by a percentage. For example, 33% Parent with 22% Adult and 45% child would be a fairly balanced profile. 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 personality which has not yet fully taken root. On the contrary, having a "weak Child" dimension can be interpreted as having an under-investment of emotions and feelings, as well as little intuition, joie de vivre, or spontaneity... In the process of personality development, the Child appears first then the Parent, then the Adult. A good share should also be given to rules, as well as to cultural, family, and social environmental norms. This is the Parent dimension. Thus, having a "strong Parent" dimension can be interpreted as having an over-investment in rules in one's relations to others. Having a "weak Parent" dimension can be interpreted as having an under-investment in rules, norms and even as a lack of maturity. Then, the Adult appears. The Adult dimension represents the rational and objective part of your personality.Having a "strong Adult" dimension could be understood as having the ability to consider facts and nothing but the facts, at the cost of intuition, imagination, rules, or norms. On the contrary, having a "weak Adult" dimension may be interpreted as possessing an underinvestment in one's perception of reality, by either being of too young a nature or too strict or prejudiced. Here is where you stand in terms of these three dimensions, according to the reference population...
Legend: High values Medium-high values Medium-low values Low values ...in the population. Your position

The most significant points... Higher than average "Parent" dimension: globally, you behave according to rules and respect for others. Weak "Adult" dimension: you do not always look at situations rationally. You prefer to rely on your intuition or instinct! Strong "Child" dimension: you are an emotional person with all of the excessive behavior that this implies.

The global structure in terms of "Parent, Adult and Child" can be in turn split into more precise components... To put it simply, the "Child" dimension (or state) can be broken down into the Spontaneous Child (emotions and feelings), the Spontaneous or Free Child (creativity and intuition) and the Adapted Child (ways of acting or reacting, or "programs") Similarly, the "Parent" dimension can be broken down into the Normative Parent (rules and norms) and the Nurturing Parent (relating to others). In terms of its evolution, your personality is created step by step. At the very beginning, the child essentially feels stimuli (the "Spontaneous Child"). He imagines solutions (the "Imaginative Child"), and he then stores these simple ways of functioning ("Adapted Child") developed by himself or dictated to him through his environment and education. The Child state matures from one's birth to around 6 years of age. The child will then learn, develop and slowly strengthen his rules of behavior ("Normative Parent") and his rules relating to people ("Nurturing Parent"). This entire values system depends on his parents, social background, and culture. This Parent state goes from age 2 until age 6. In the meantime, the child develops his ability to observe and analyze facts ("Adult"), or his ability to think on his own. This Adult state is particularly strengthened between the ages of 3 and 12, and may continue to develop later on.

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The Egogram

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Legend: High values Medium-high values Medium-low values Low values ...in the population. Your position

The most significant points... Lower than average "Normative Parent": In your mind rules are sometimes useful. Higher than average "Nurturing Parent": You are rather generous with others. Lower than average "Adult" dimension: you interpret reality in a relatively rational way. Higher than average "Adapted Child": You sometimes question yourself before acting. Strong "Creative Child": You are a purely creative person, relying constantly on your intuition. Strong "Spontaneous Child": You often show or express your emotions. You really have a temper!

Thus you can estimate which component of each state (Parent, Adult, Child) you find yourself in and how often. Your behavior ultimately depends on your ability to invest or to withhold energy from any one of these components or sub-states.

Your level of capacity for change = 1,82 Change is not really your thing. It doesn't appeal to you and you simply adapt yourself to the circumstances.

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