{"id":158,"date":"2024-08-23T11:32:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T11:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2024-08-23T11:32:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T11:32:16","slug":"thematic-apperception-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/thematic-apperception-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Thematic Apperception Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TAT interpretation \u2013 compiled by A. Glezerman, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Level 1: content analysis of responses to each card.<\/td><\/tr>
Card #<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hero<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hero\u2019s needs:1) Abasement2) Achievement3) Affiliation4) Aggression5) Autonomy6) Counteraction7) Deference8) Defendance9) Dominance10) Exhibition11) Harm avoidance12) Avoidance of failure13) Nurturance14) Order15) Play16) Rejection17) Sentience18) Sex19) Succorance20) Understanding<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hero\u2019s characteristics (emotional and physical)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Objects introduced<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Objects omitted<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Objects misperceived<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Environment<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Parental Figures<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hero\u2019s reactions<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Contemporary figures<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hero\u2019s reactions<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Junior figures<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hero\u2019s reactions<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Conflicts<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Responses to conflicts<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Anxieties<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Defenses<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Superego \u2013 punishment<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hero\u2019s goals<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Goal\u2019s practicality<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hero\u2019s adequacy<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Means of achieving goals<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Types of obstacles<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Type of outcome<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Realistic outcome?<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Plot<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Type of topic:1) Personal2) Relational3) Sexual4) Familial5) Professional6) Social7) Fantastical8) Abstract\/Philosophical9) Religious\/Spiritual<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Level 2: content analysis of pattern of responses.<\/td><\/tr>
Themes common to more than one card<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
What type of stimulus triggers these themes<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Outlier responses<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
What type of stimulus triggers these responses<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Themes absent in responses<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Common emotional states<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Common needs<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Common defenses<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Common conflicts<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Common goals<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Common obstacles<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Common outcomes<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Overall perception of relationships<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Overall perception of self<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Overall perception of the world<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Level 3: analysis of the process of responding.<\/td><\/tr>
Style of responding<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Starting attitude to the task and changes in it<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Respondent\u2019s affect and changes in it<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Structural elements missing in responses (beginning, situation, thoughts, feelings, outcome)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Latencies and changes in them<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Length of stories and changes in them<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Level of detail in the picture described and changes in it<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Level of complexity (description, plot with conflict, conscious identification, interpretation of characters, generalization and symbolism) and changes in it<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
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Responses indicating defensiveness<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Type of defensive responses:1) Simple description of the card2) Highly formalized or structured responses3) Substitution of personal response by other (e.g. movie plot)4) Offering several options for story elements5) Other<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Triggers for responses indicating defensiveness<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Changes following these responses<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Responses indicating loss of control (tangentiality, thought blocking, loss of logic, blanket refusal)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Triggers for responses indicating loss of control<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Changes following these responses<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Types of meta commentary:1) Evaluation of characters and plot (Narcissistic? Moralistic?)2) Personalization (low self-esteem?)3) Referring to common knowledge (low self-esteem? Anxiety?)4) Unusual precision of details (histrionic? Low self-esteem? Concrete? Good writer?)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Speech characteristics:1) Unusual style or verbiage2) Platitudes and quotes3) Paraphasias and pauses<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Card #<\/td>Common Themes (mostly Bellak, 1986; \u0421\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430, 1980)<\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Relationship w\/parents, autonomy vs. compliance, achievement motivation, frustration, symbolic representation of sexual conflicts.<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Family relationships, family conflicts, autonomy\/compliance, love triangles, pregnancy and children, gender stereotypes, historical themes, professional competency.<\/td><\/tr>
3BM<\/td>Gender (identification vs. dissociation), aggression, depression, suicidality.<\/td><\/tr>
3GF<\/td>Depression.<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Relationship w\/partner or spouse (could be self or parental), autonomy vs. dependence, trust and betrayal, sexual conflicts, jealousy.<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Relationship with mother, issues of privacy vs. intrusion, intimacy, safety.<\/td><\/tr>
6BM<\/td>Mother-son relationship.<\/td><\/tr>
6GF<\/td>Father-daughter or husband-wife or male authority figure relationship.<\/td><\/tr>
7BM<\/td>Father-son or male authority figure relationship.<\/td><\/tr>
7GF<\/td>Mother-daughter relationship, having children, sibling relationship, often includes very informative fairy tale.<\/td><\/tr>
8BM<\/td>Aggression, ambition.<\/td><\/tr>
8GF<\/td>Aspirations and dreams, current emotional state.<\/td><\/tr>
9BM<\/td>Cohort relationships, social interactions and biases.<\/td><\/tr>
9GF<\/td>Cohort relationships, mother-daughter and sibling conflicts, depression, suicidality, suspiciousness and paranoia, suppressed aggression.<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Male-female relationship.<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Primitive fears and anxieties, current emotional state.<\/td><\/tr>
12M<\/td>Relationship with authority figures (often psychotherapist).<\/td><\/tr>
12F<\/td>Relationship with mother or mother-in-law.<\/td><\/tr>
12BG<\/td>Depression, suicidality, loneliness, tranquility.<\/td><\/tr>
13MF<\/td>Sexual problems and conflicts, aggression, guilt.<\/td><\/tr>
13B<\/td>Analogous to card 1 plus loneliness.<\/td><\/tr>
13G<\/td>Same.<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Fear of darkness, suicidality, overall perception of the world and life.<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Death, depression, repressed aggression, religion.<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Blank card (in my experience, often reflects reaction to the assessment process or the examiner).<\/td><\/tr>
17BM<\/td>Fears, escape, body image, associations with sports and fitness.<\/td><\/tr>
17GF<\/td>Suicidality, romantic stories.<\/td><\/tr>
18BM<\/td>Attack vs. support, fears and dependencies, aggression.<\/td><\/tr>
18GF<\/td>Aggression, mother-daughter conflicts.<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Self and environment.<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Fears, loneliness, independence.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Compiled from: \u041b\u0435\u043e\u043d\u0442\u044c\u0435\u0432 \u0414. \u0410.(1998), \u0421\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0415. \u0422. (1980), Bellak, L. (1986), Murray H. A. (1943), Rotter J.B. (1946)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TAT interpretation \u2013 compiled by A. Glezerman, Ph.D. Level 1: content analysis of responses to each card. Card # Hero Hero\u2019s needs:1) Abasement2) Achievement3) Affiliation4) Aggression5) Autonomy6) Counteraction7) Deference8) Defendance9) Dominance10) Exhibition11) Harm avoidance12) Avoidance of failure13) Nurturance14) Order15) Play16) Rejection17) Sentience18) Sex19) Succorance20) Understanding Hero\u2019s characteristics (emotional and physical) Objects introduced Objects omitted Objects […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159,"href":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions\/159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.scarletline.com\/aglezerman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}