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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory Psychic Determinism • Freud’s assumption that all mental and behavioral reactions

Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory Projective Tests • Personality assessment instruments based on Freud’s concept of

Thematic Apperception Test Its supporters claim that it taps a subject's unconscious to reveal

Thematic Apperception Test • • • A subject is asked to tell as dramatic

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) • The most widely researched and clinically used of

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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

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