The Thematic Apperception Test, the Children's Apperception Test, and the Senior Apperception Technique in Clinical Use

by Bellak, Leopold; Abrams, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780205189991
• ISBN10: 0205189997
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This book has been the leading work on administering and interpreting thematic tests for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly for over forty years. In this Sixth Edition, Bellak and Abrams bring a new level or clarity and scientific consistency to diagnostic assessment with the T.A.T. Much attention is given to a standard method of administration, a standard T.A.T. sequence of ten cards, and a standard method of scoring. The authors demonstrate how to elicit rich, elaborate stories for the T.A.T., C.A.T., and S.A.T. that facilitate a more in-depth diagnostic assessment. Additionally, the authors provide an abundance of clinical examples and scoring protocols that take the reader step-by-step through the process of using thematic tests to evaluate the main components of an individual's personality. Of special interest in this Sixth Edition is a new chapter that shows clinicians how to balance the importance of age, gender, and cultural norms when using thematic tests.

Table of Contents

Preface
About the Authors
Introduction	p. 1
Theoretical Foundations for Projective Testing	p. 16
Clinical Use of the T.A.T.	p. 48
The T.A.T. Pictures as Stimuli	p. 59
Review of Scoring Approaches for the T.A.T.	p. 76
The Bellak Scoring System	p. 89
Some Clinical and Other Special Problems of the T.A.T.	p. 152
Use of the T.A.T. in Psychotherapy	p. 172
Review of Literature Relevant to Interpretation of the T.A.T.	p. 184
Thematic Analysis in the Study of Narrative and Life History	p. 205
Object Relations Assessment with the T.A.T., C.A.T., and S.A.T.	p. 216
Borderline and Narcissistic Disorders in the T.A.T., C.A.T., and S.A.T.	p. 234
The T.A.T., C.A.T., and S.A.T. in Neuropsychological Assessment	p. 255
The C.A.T.	p. 272
The C.A.T.-H.	p. 291
Interpretation of the C.A.T.	p. 301
A Supplement to the C.A.T.	p. 359
Review of Literature Relevant to Interpretation of the C.A.T.	p. 371
The S.A.T.	p. 379
Gender and Multicultural Assessment with Thematic Tests	p. 410
The Psychodiagnostic Test Report Blank	p. 432
References	p. 440
Name Index	p. 479
Subject Index	p. 485
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.