Which TA technique uses a check-list to explore early injunctions and life positions?

• A. Script Analysis
• B. Empty Chair
• C. Contract
• D. Role-Playing

Answer: (A)

Script Analysis in Transactional Analysis uses a structured check-list to uncover a client’s life script, focusing on early injunctions and life positions formed in childhood. This checklist guides the clinician to identify parental messages—the prohibitions, demands, and commitments—that shape the script and influence how the person sees themselves and their world. That systematic approach to unraveling these early messages is what makes Script Analysis the best fit. Empty Chair centers on dialogue with parts or with others, Contract is about establishing a negotiated plan or agreement, and Role-Playing involves acting out situations; none of these specifically employ the check-list method geared to uncovering early injunctions and life positions.