Summary
An important aspect of the personality theory of Transactional Analysis is the ego state concept. The psyche of every individual is postulated to have three components: Parent, Adult, and Child. A special Transactional Analysis (TA) scale for the Adjective Check List (ACL) was developed to assess the positive and negative aspects of the three ego states. The ACL is a popular self-report measure of personality traits. The TA scale appears to hold promise for understanding the personality dynamics of an individual and his interpersonal relations.