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Essentials of TAT and Other Storytelling Assessments

ISBN: 9780470281925 | 0470281928

Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley
Pub. Date: 6/15/2010

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

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 ... MOREguidance 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 series:Essentials of Assessment Report WritingEssentials of PAIr AssessmentEssentials of 16PFr AssessmentEssentials of Neuropsychological Assessment, Second EditionEssentials of MillonTM Inventories Assessment, Third EditionEssentials of Rorschachr AssessmentEssentials of MMPIr-2 AssessmentEssentials of MMPIr-A Assessment

This fully updated revision of a best-selling book in our Essentials series provides comprehensive information on how to administer, score, and interpret a broad spectrum of storytelling instruments including the TAT (Thematic Apperception Test), Children's CAT, Robert's Apperception Test, and TEMAS (Tell Me A Story). Since the first edition's publication, even more research and studies have published supported storytelling techniques in assessing personality.Like all books in the Essentials series, this volume will feature quick reference format and utilize case studies to illustrate best practices for implementing the storytelling approach in assessing personality.

Storytelling techniques are a popular projective approach for assessing many aspects of a person's personality, such as cognitive processes, emotional functioning, and self-regulation.

Series Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Overview	p. 1
Essentials of Storytelling Administration	p. 29
Essentials of Storytelling Interpretation	p. 49
Essentials of TAT Assessment of Cognition	p. 74
Essentials of TAT Assessment of Emotion	p. 137
Essentials of TAT Assessment of Object Relations	p. 183
Essentials of TAT Assessment ... MOREof Motivation and Self-Regulation	p. 218
Essentials of the Children's Apperception Test and Other Storytelling Methods for Children	p. 262
Strengths and Weaknesses of Storytelling Assessment Techniques	p. 300
Storytelling in the Assessment Battery	p. 316
References	p. 348
Annotated Bibliography	p. 376
Index	p. 378
About the Author	p. 386
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Hedwig Teglasi, PHD, ABPP, is a Professor in the Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, University of Maryland, College Park. She is a Fellow of the APA and SPA, and has published journal articles, book chapters, and books on topics relevant to personality and temperament. Dr. Teglasi has served as an Associate Editor of the School Psychology Quarterly.

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