Personal Egogram Test

With 30 questions completed in about 6 minutes, the Personal Egogram Test offers a snapshot of how different ego states may appear in your everyday responses. Your result can support self-reflection about spontaneity, reasoning, care, rules, and criticism, helping you understand your interpersonal profile and recurring behavior patterns.

Questions: 306 minutes

Personal Egogram Test: sample question card

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How the Scales are Structured

Adapted Child (AC)AC

Measures the tendency to adapt to expectations by following rules, being polite, and complying with social norms.

example score8/12

8/12Balanced adaptationexample score

1 – 4Low adaptation

5 – 8Balanced adaptation

9 – 12High adaptation

A score of 8 indicates a balanced level of adaptability, suggesting you can follow rules and accommodate others while still retaining some flexibility.

Natural Child (NC)NC

Measures the degree of spontaneity, emotional expressiveness, playfulness, and creative impulse associated with the Natural Child ego state.

example score5/12

5/12Moderateexample score

1 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 5 indicates a moderate Natural Child presence, suggesting some access to spontaneity and creative expression while remaining fairly contained.

Adult (A)A

Measures the strength of the Adult ego state—objective, logical information processing and fact-based decision-making.

example score8/12

8/12Moderateexample score

1 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 8 indicates a moderately strong Adult state, suggesting generally rational, fact-oriented thinking and planning while still allowing other ego states to influence behavior.

Nurturing Parent (NP)NP

Measures the tendency to express supportive, empathetic, and encouraging care toward others.

example score7/12

7/12Moderateexample score

1 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 7 indicates a moderate Nurturing Parent tendency, suggesting you often offer warmth and encouragement while balancing care with other ego states.

Critical Parent (CP)CP

Critical Parent measures how strongly a person tends to enforce rules, judge behavior, and use moralizing or corrective control in interactions.

example score7/12

7/12Moderateexample score

1 – 4Low

5 – 8Moderate

9 – 12High

A score of 7 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a balanced but noticeable tendency to set standards and correct others when order or rules feel important.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Coaches and trainers

41%OF USERS

They use it as a quick diagnostic to tailor sessions and help clients see whether Parent, Adult, or Child patterns are driving their choices.

HR and career advisors

34%OF USERS

They apply it for career guidance and role fit, identifying which ego state resources best match a person’s work style and responsibilities.

Self-development seekers

25%OF USERS

They take it to understand their default reactions in relationships and work, and to balance control, rationality, and spontaneity.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Adaptive Child (AC)

You?

Average5.6

Typical rangeTypical4.2 – 7

Possible1 – 12

Natural Child (NC)

You?

Average8

Typical rangeTypical6.5 – 9.5

Possible1 – 12

Adult (A)

You?

Average8.7

Typical rangeTypical7.2 – 10.2

Possible1 – 12

Nurturing Parent (NP)

You?

Average5.5

Typical rangeTypical3.4 – 7.6

Possible1 – 12

Critical Parent (CP)

You?

Average8.5

Typical rangeTypical7.1 – 9.9

Possible1 – 12

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

You will be presented with 30 statements describing various positive beliefs. Please adopt the perspective of an objective observer and determine the extent to which each statement reflects your typical response. Respond as spontaneously as possible.

- Not at all
- To some extent
- To a considerable extent
- Absolutely true
- Not at all true
- True to some extent
- True to a considerable extent
- Completely true
- Not at all
- To some extent
- To a considerable extent
- Completely true

These are 3 of the 30 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Personal Egogram Test - Description and methodology of the test

ego-state

transactional analysis

People who want a clearer picture of their habitual reactions can use this assessment to explore how different ego states shape communication, decisions, and relationships. The Personal Egogram Test suits anyone seeking a structured way to reflect on recurring interpersonal patterns. An egogram personality test can show which modes appear more readily in everyday situations. The profile offers a starting point for noticing flexibility and areas for change.

What This Assessment Explores

Transactional analysis frames the questionnaire around five ego-state patterns. Items address rules, criticism, care, spontaneity, planning, reasoning, cooperation, boundaries, and responses to mistakes. It suits anyone examining interpersonal habits.

The result dimensions are:

Adapted Child (AC), 1-12, measures compliance and adjustment: Low adaptation (1-4), Balanced adaptation (5-8), High adaptation (9-12).
Natural Child (NC), 1-12, measures spontaneity, emotional expression, and creativity: Low (1-4), Moderate (5-8), High (9-12).
Adult (A), 1-12, measures objective analysis, planning, and fact-based decisions: Low (1-4), Moderate (5-8), High (9-12).
Nurturing Parent (NP), 1-12, measures empathy, encouragement, and care: Low (1-4), Moderate (5-8), High (9-12).
Critical Parent (CP), 1-12, measures evaluation, control, order, and correction: Low (1-4), Moderate (5-8), High (9-12).

Together, scores form a profile rather than a good-or-bad judgment. A personal egogram shows which modes are available and where flexibility may help.

Methodology and Scientific Basis

Each statement offers four choices from not at all to completely true. Respondents rate how well everyday preferences, reactions, and interpersonal actions fit; there is no correct answer. Responses produce five separate ego-state scores, creating a relative profile rather than one overall rating.

The questionnaire functions as an ego state assessment consistent with Egograms (Dusay, 1972), which applies transactional analysis to Parent, Adult, and Child functioning. Berne’s model provides the framework, while Heyer (1979) and Doelker and Griffiths (1984) show how related ego-state functions can be measured. This online questionnaire is not a direct reproduction or validated adaptation of those instruments.

Interpretation is comparative: a higher score means that a style is more prominent in this profile, not that it is always desirable. The displayed bands organize feedback, but they are not population norms or clinical cutoffs.

Because the online version has no published norms, self-report scores may shift with current mood, self-awareness, and the wish to present oneself favorably. Use the pattern as a reflection prompt, checking it against repeated examples from real interactions before drawing broad conclusions.

Author: Eric Berne

Literature:

Dusay, John M. (1972). Egograms and the “Constancy Hypothesis.” Transactional Analysis Journal, 2(3), 37-41. 10.1177/036215377200200313
Heyer, N. Robert (1979). Development of a Questionnaire to Measure Ego States with Some Applications to Social and Comparative Psychiatry. Transactional Analysis Journal, 9(1), 9-19. 10.1177/036215377900900103
Doelker, Richard E., Jr., and John Griffiths (1984). Development of an Instrument to Measure Ego State Functions and Its Application to Practice. Transactional Analysis Journal, 14(2), 149-152. 10.1177/036215378401400210
Berne, Eric (1961). Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy: A Systematic Individual and Social Psychiatry. New York: Grove Press. 10.1037/11495-000

Updated: 2025-10-02