PSYC 332 Chapter Notes -Thematic Apperception Test, Hermann Rorschach, Projective Test

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Personality chapter 4: a psychodynamic theory: applications and evaluation of freud"s. Psychoanalysis emphasizes unconscious processes and the interplay among motives: assessment: projective tests. Projective tests are the most closely linked to psychoanalytic theory. Projective tests use ambiguous stimuli to elicit highly individualistic responses which can then be interpreted by the clinician. The idea is that their interpretations will reveal aspects of the test taker"s personality. The assumption is that the test taker"s responses will be indicative of emotional themes and thinking styles that come into play in the person"s day-to-day thoughts about events in their life. The two most popular projective tests are the rorschach inkblot test and the thematic. Both are unstructured meaning that they allow subjects to respond in their own unique ways. Both are also disguised tests in that generally, the subjects are unaware of their purpose or of how particular responses will be interpreted.