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The document analyzes a story about a boy who enjoys singing and learns to play the sitar but later develops other interests and finds success in life. It identifies the boy's main abilities, interests, and traits. It also analyzes the boy's main needs, figures in the story, significant conflicts, anxieties, defenses, adequacy of his superego, and integration of his ego based on the story.

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The document analyzes a story about a boy who enjoys singing and learns to play the sitar but later develops other interests and finds success in life. It identifies the boy's main abilities, interests, and traits. It also analyzes the boy's main needs, figures in the story, significant conflicts, anxieties, defenses, adequacy of his superego, and integration of his ego based on the story.

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Bellak TAT and CAT Analysis Sheet

Card No:- 1
1. Main Theme:

Descriptive Interpretative Diagnostic

The boy is good at singing, he If he would not listen to the Has a high need for
learns to play sitar, but in the advice of other people he affiliation,self efficacy, need
end develops other interest would not have been able to for deference, knowledge,
and becomes successful in explore his abilities.
life. Conflict:-Id vs Superego.

2. Main hero: Age:-10 Sex:-Male Vocation:-----


Abilities:- Singing, play sitar Interests:------Traits:- Inquizitive, playful,confident.
Body image:- Young.
and/or self-image:- Self concept- high, handwriting, capable of achieving what he was
non-assertive.

3. Main needs and drives of hero:


a) Behavioral needs of hero (as in story): Approval from family,Learns to play sitar
implying_Need for affiliation, knowledge, achievement, defence, cognizance

b) Figures, objects, or circumstances introduced:Other people


implying need for or to: affiliation, recognition

c) Figures, objects, or circumstanced omitted:---------


implying need for or to:-----

4. Conception of environment (world) as:_Demanding/ challenge

5. a) Parental figures (m ----- f ----- ) are seen as -----


and subject’s reaction to a is ------

(No mention of gender)


b) Contemp figures (m ----- f-----) are seen as dominating, demanding.
and subject’s reaction to b is obedience, compliance

c) Junior figures (m----- f -----) are seen as -----


and subject’s reaction to c is -----
6. Significant conflicts: Conflict between what is advised by the people and what he wants i.e
need to comply v/s need for pleasure from personal goals, conflict between id & superego.

7. Nature of anxieties: (✓)


of physical harm and/or punishment -----
of disapproval -----
of lack or loss of love -----
of illness or injury -----
of being deserted -----
of deprivation -----
of being overpowered and helpless ✓ (by people who advise him to learn sitar.)
lonely -----
of being devoured -----
Other -----

8. Main defenses against conflicts and fears: (✓)


Repression ----- reaction-formation ----- splitting ----- regression ----- denial -----
introjection ----- isolation ----- undoing ----- rationalization ✓ other:- sublimation

9. Adequacy of superego as manifested by “ punishment ” for “crime” being ( )


appropriate ✓ inappropriate -----
too severe (also indicated by immediacy of punishment) -----
Inconsistent ✓ too lenient ✓
Also: -----
delayed initial response of pauses-----
Stammer ----- other manifestations of superego interference -----

10. Integration of the ego, manifesting itself in (✓,✓✓,✓✓✓)


Hero: adequate ✓✓ inadequate -----
outcome: happy ✓✓ unhappy-----
Realistic ✓✓ unrealistic -----
thought processes as revealed by plot being : (✓,✓✓,✓✓✓)
stereotyped_✓ original ✓✓ appropriate ✓✓
Complete ✓ incomplete ----- inappropriate -----
Structured ✓ unstructured ----- rational ✓ bizarre -----

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