Projective Assessment of Children and Adolescents ☆

Jain, Meha; Singh, Amit; Kar, Sujita Kumar; Weiner, Irving B.; Kuehnle, Kathryn

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“…Catherine Chabert demonstrates how the TAT allows for eliciting conflicts regarding genders, anguishes related to sexuality and aggressive fantasies (Chabert, 1993; Jain et al., 2017). This projective test is pertinent to elicit these important transcultural and contemporary aspects of our psychological reality (Chabert, 1993).…”

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Self‐representation and future perception of youth followed by a specialized intervention team in violent radicalization

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Rousseau

2023

Appl Psychoanal Studies

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In response to the increase in ideological and non‐ideological mass killings, mental health professionals are beginning to invest in prevention and intervention in violent radicalization situations. The psychological and psychiatric literature proposes multiple psychological theories describing the individual factors at play in the process of violent radicalization: loss of meaning, responses to humiliation, dehumanization of the other as well as serious identity problems are often mentioned, but little is known about the self‐representation of individuals attracted or involved in violent radicalization. This qualitative study aims at giving a sense of the complexity and texture of the experience of radicalized youth (18–30 years old), followed by a specialized clinic in Quebec (Canada). Ten patients, 18–30 years old, a significant age group for identity formation, were recruited for the study. An art‐based method (self‐portrait with a collage) and a projective testing method (the Thematic Apperception Test) were used to elicit the psychic representations of the patient about their identity and document their time perception. The results show that idealization and devaluation processes are central to these patients' self‐representation and are associated with adverse childhood experiences. Regarding time perception, many participants were spontaneously drawn toward a nostalgic past, manifesting significant difficulties in anchoring themselves in the present and imagining a future. These results confirm the vulnerability of this clientele and show that the projective art‐based methods are perceived as more soothing than threatening. Clinical implications, tools and approaches to help evaluate and intervene with radicalized youth are discussed.

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Self‐representation and future perception of youth followed by a specialized intervention team in violent radicalization

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Rousseau

2023

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“…As Jain et al [19] had noted, regarding sharp distinctions between projective and objective measures, the subject's task on commonly used personality tests injects considerable objectivity into many projective methods. The HIT uses the form of questionnaire to collect data, however, it is essentially different from self-reported tests.…”

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“…Thus, the influence of the tester's participation is greatly reduced. Second, the imagery is implicit and can arouse the interest of the test-taker, so as to greatly reduce tension and fatigue during responding, and effectively weaken response tendencies including the social desirability, evaluation anxiety, self-concealment, and central tendency [19]. Third, the imagery gives a deep insight into the individual's subconscious activities.…”

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“…This help to accurately assess the situation and find a breakthrough for follow-up treatment. Fourth, the interpretation of the test results reflects the integrity principle of Gestalt theory because it emphasizes the overall evaluation of personality rather than the measurement of single individual traits [19]. At the same time, the purpose of evaluation is to provide effective guidance for treatment rather than psychological assessment.…”

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The House Imagery Test: A New Measure of Mental Status

Yuan¹,

Yu²,

Zhang³

2021

PBS

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Imagery Communication Psychotherapy (ICP), a Chinese native psychotherapy, uses imagery as a medium to communicate in depth with clients. As the most essential and widely used imagery in ICP, house imagery had been found efficient to reveal global mental status. On this basis, the House Imagery Test (HIT), a new projective test, was developed. This article reports the development and validation of the HIT on a survey of 478 undergraduate students. Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), and Trait Coping Style Questionnaire (TCSQ) were used as criterion in the current study. The results showed that the HIT had good test-retest reliability (r = .69) and internal consistency (r = .79). Exploratory factor analysis of the HIT exhibited a 4-factor structure, which was verified by further confirmatory factor analysis. The HIT also correlated significantly with SCL-90, SDS, SAS, PANAS and TCSQ. Overall, the HIT had acceptable reliability and validity. It was proved to be a novel and solid projective test for measurement of mental status. These findings provide a new tool to aid the clinic practice and suggest a new technical route for the development of projective tests.

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Roots of the Rorschach controversy

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Clinical Psychology Review

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The controversy surrounding the Rorschach is updated, and an analysis of its dynamics is offered. Results on normative data and validity are reviewed, followed by a summary of, and rebuttal to, arguments made by Rorschach advocates. We argue that the current controversy can be traced, at least in part, to two unwarranted beliefs. First is the belief that informal impressions and popularity provide dependable evidence for evaluating validity. Second is the belief that Rorschach scores with low individual validity are likely to yield much higher levels of validity if they are interpreted in combination with each other, or with other sources of information, by experts. After presenting historical background information, we show how several arguments made recently in defense of the test reflect these two beliefs, even though they are contradicted by research findings. We conclude that a variety of other divisive conflicts in clinical psychology are related to the inappropriate weight placed on informal and unsystematic impressions relative to systematic research.

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Projective Assessment of Children and Adolescents ☆

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Self‐representation and future perception of youth followed by a specialized intervention team in violent radicalization

Self‐representation and future perception of youth followed by a specialized intervention team in violent radicalization

The House Imagery Test: A New Measure of Mental Status

Roots of the Rorschach controversy

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