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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory Psychic Determinism Freud’s assumption that all mental and behavioral reactions are caused by an unconscious process involving traumas, desires or conflicts Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory Projective Tests Personality assessment instruments based on Freud’s concept of projection Rorschach Inkblot Technique Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Thematic Apperception Test Its supporters claim that it taps a subject's unconscious to reveal repressed aspects of personality, motives and needs for achievement, power and intimacy, and problem-solving abilities. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Thematic Apperception Test A subject is asked to tell as dramatic a story as they can for each picture, including: What has led up to the event shown. What is happening at the moment. What the characters are feeling and thinking. What the outcome of the story was. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) The most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests Developed to identify emotional disorders Hypochondria, depression, hysteria, paranoia, social introversion, etc… Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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