PREADING with the rapidity of a virulent infection is the use of a large array S of clinical devices which are loosely labelled "projective techniques." These are, in short, devices to obtain from a patient or research subject "what he can not or will not" disclose directly about his private world of preoccupations, feelings, attitudes, and the meanings that his inner and outer world have for him. They are devices which, a t their best, aim to tap in action the very processes by which and the patterns through which an individual selects and organizes his life experiences. They throw light on his areas of sensitivity or vulnerability, and his methods of defense. There has developed a mushrooming literature on such devices which includes the use of spontaneous drawing, painting, modeling, writing, psychodrama, and voice productions, as well as those using standard stimulus equipment, such as Rorschach ink blots, Stern clouds, Murray pictures, play materials, etc.
and by assistance of the Work Projects Administration. For further details see Macfarlane (2). In this chapter a statement of objectives, basic points of view ? special hypotheses, data sought, procedures followed, and sample findings is given; it is adapted from an article by the writer (3). 307* Data collected by clinical staff, G.
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