Thematic Apperception Tests

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This examines the facts and circumstances surrounding the use of psychological testing known as thematic apperception test (TAT). It looks at how TAT testing uses a series of cards designed to interpret the inner feelings and unconscious thoughts of a patient and how interpretation of the TAT requires a solid understanding of the social and cultural aspects of a patient by a trained therapist. It also attempts to show how TAT can be used effectively in both health and educational settings.

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"In order to treat a patient effectively the therapist must have a good knowledge of the individual and their thought pattern and inner feelings. Many of the tests used for personality testing that are available are excellent measures but often times the therapists would benefit from the knowledge of the unconscious or inner thoughts and feelings of their patient. ""Personality is defined as "a dynamic organization, inside the person, of psychophysical systems that create the person's characteristic patterns of behavior, thoughts, and feelings""(Bettencourt, 2006). In order to obtain this knowledge and uncover the inner feelings and characteristics of the personality Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) can be administered. For the purpose of this paper we will examine the history, method, purpose, precautions and educational uses of the Thematic Apperception Test, which will be referred to as the TAT. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bettencourt, B., Talley, A., Benjamin, A., & Valentine, J. 2006). Personality and Aggressive Behavior Under Provoking and Neutral Conditions : A Meta-Analytic Review. Psychological Bulletin, 132(5), 751-777.
• Murray, H. A. (1993). Thematic Apperception Test. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
• Peebles-Kleiger, M., Horwitz, L., Kleiger, J., & Waugaman, R. (2006). PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ANALYZABILITY : Breathing New Life Into an Old Issue. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 23(3), 504-526.

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