
Thematic Apperception Test
Clinical | Neuropsychology | Psychopathology | Clinical Diagnosis
The 31 picture cards included in the TAT are used to stimulate stories or descriptions about relationships or social situations and can help identify dominant drives, emotions, sentiments, conflicts and complexes.
The cards include specific subtests for boys, girls, men, and women. It is a widely used projective test and is useful as part of a comprehensive study of personality and in the interpretation of behaviour disorders, psychosomatic illnesses, neuroses, and psychoses.
AREAS OF APPLICATION
The TAT is widely used in the assessment of children, adolescents, and adults for diagnosis, therapy and research.
REPORT OPTION
Since the TAT is a hand-scorable assessment, there are currently no software reports available.
SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH
Although South African research is not currently available for the TAT, JVR Psychometrics welcomes the opportunity to partner with clients in conducting research studies.
Basic info
Training
None
Age range
Individuals ages 5 - 79 years
Administration time
2 hours (2 x 1 hour sessions)
Comparison group
n/a
Language availability
English
Scoring options
Hand-scorable
Integrated report options
YES
Additional info
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