Essentials of Tat and Other Storytelling Assessments

by Hedwig Teglasi

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret a variety of storytelling techniquesStorytelling techniques are a popular projective approach for assessing many aspects of a person's personality, such as cognitive processes, emotional functioning, and self-regulation. The broad spectrum of techniques includes the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT-the most widely embraced), Roberts-2, and TEMAS (Tell-Me-A-Story). To use these tests properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret them. Written by Hedwig Teglasi, a leading researcher of the TAT and other storytelling techniques, Essentials of TAT and Other Storytelling Assessments, Second Edition is that source.Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals, and those in training, quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.Fully revised and updated to reflect the current research supporting storytelling techniques, Essentials of TAT and Other Storytelling Assessments, Second Edition reflects the latest data and theory on scoring stories and includes new material on interpreting stories in reference to a person's abilities in cognition, emotion, relationships, motivation, and self-regulation. As well, the author provides expert assessment of the methods' relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on their clinical applications, and several case studies to illustrate best practices for implementing the storytelling approach to personality assessment.Complete coverage of administration, scoring, interpretation, and reportingExpert advice on avoiding common pitfallsConveniently formatted for rapid referenceOther titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment of Assessment Report WritingEssentials of PAI AssessmentEssentials of 16PF AssessmentEssentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second EditionEssentials of MillonTM Inventories Assessment, Third EditionEssentials of Rorschach AssessmentEssentials of MMPI-2 AssessmentEssentials of MMPI-A Assessment

400 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 13, 2010

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

I finding all the checklists to be tedious and interpretation to be as effective and useful when focused on overall themes, emotional expression and congruence, antecedents and resolutions.

[Reading · Rating 3 out of 5]

the more I learn about projective tests the less I see myself ever using them in the future.