A Practical Guide to the Thematic Apperception Test

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Pub. Date: 2001-08-08
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

InA Practical Guide to the Thematic Apperception Test, long-term experts in projective assessment Edward Aronow, Kim Altman Weiss, and Marvin Reznikoff have created a concise and eminently useful introduction to the use and interpretation of the Thematic Apperception Test. A brief history of apperception techniques and the development of the TAT provides background for subsequent discussion of how to administer the test and interpret the results. The authors present data on the stimulus value of the TAT cards and findings from research on apperceptive techniques, issues of cultural diversity, and alternative apperceptive methods. Sample protocols illustrate the use of the test in clinical context. This broad coverage and pragmatic approach make the book an important resource for students and practitioners seeking to familiarize themselves with this time-tested tool for psychological assessment.

Author Biography

Edward Aronow is Professor of Psychology at Montclair State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
A History of Apperception Techniques
1(4)
Test Administration
5(8)
When to Use the TAT
5(1)
Materials
5(1)
Setting
6(1)
Rapport
6(1)
Which Cards to Give
6(2)
Instructions
8(1)
Recording the Responses
9(2)
Inquiry
11(1)
Testing Children
12(1)
Impact of Race on the Examiner
12(1)
Interpretation
13(18)
Theory
13(1)
Scoring Systems
14(1)
Main Themes Technique
15(1)
Nomothetic and Idiographic Interpretation
16(1)
Areas of Interpretation
17(8)
Rules and Cautions in Interpretation
25(6)
Stimulus Characteristics of the TAT Cards
31(20)
Research Findings
51(8)
Need for Achievement
51(2)
Hostility and Aggression
53(2)
Scoring of Defense Mechanisms
55(1)
Interpersonal Object Relations
56(3)
Diversity Issues in TAT Use and Alternatives to the TAT
59(14)
Alternatives to the TAT
61(8)
Which Test to Use?
69(1)
Considering Individual Differences in Assessment
70(3)
The TAT in Psychotherapy
73(10)
Protocol #1
76(4)
Protocol #2
80(3)
Integrating the TAT into a Test Report
83(12)
Outline of a Psychological Report
84(5)
Additional Suggestions for Effective Report Writing
89(6)
Sample Protocols
95(12)
Protocol #1
95(3)
Protocol #2
98(4)
Protocol #3
102(2)
Protocol #4
104(3)
References 107(8)
Index 115

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