Several Clinicians Look at the TAT Results of a Hospitalized

question 73

Multiple Choice

Several clinicians look at the TAT results of a hospitalized patient. The patient described the characters on the card as not speaking to each other. One clinician says this means the patient has a lot of unresolved anger. Another says it means the patient has a lot of social anxiety. The third says he thinks it means the patient is uninterested in people and prefers to be alone. This demonstrates the following problem with the TAT: ________

• A) Scoring and interpretation is very subjective.
• B) The pictures on the cards are new and updated.
• C) The amount of time it takes to score and interpret it.
• D) The lack of training of clinicians on using it.

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