TATPersonality Test
TATPersonality Test
Introduction of TAT
Mechanism of TAT
Administration of TAT
Application of TAT
Concept of Projective Techniques
A projective test is a type
of personality test in which you
offer responses to ambiguous
scenes, words, or images.
The goal of such tests is to
uncover the hidden conflicts
or emotions that you project onto
the test with the hope that these
issues can then be addressed
through psychotherapy or other
appropriate treatments.
Types of Projective Techniques:
Reference:
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Murray’s Theory of Personality & TAT
These behaviours may include verbal remarks (for example, comments about
feeling stressed by the situation or not being a good storyteller) as well as
nonverbal actions or signs (blushing, stammering, fidgeting in the chair, etc.)
The story content usually reveals the subject's attitudes, fantasies, wishes, inner
conflicts, and view of the outside world.
The story structure typically reflects the subject's feelings, assumptions about
the world, and an underlying attitude of optimism or pessimism.
The 3 Levels of Interpretations suggest by Bellak & Abram,
1997 are:
Descriptive Level- it is the mere repeat of the story