ABSTRACT
This manual presents a concise but abbreviated statement of one objective Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) scoring system and its predictive efficiency. It is designed to facilitate application of this approach to TAT scoring. Although the rationale on which this method is predicated derives from certain specific assumptions regarding personality, the clinical use of these categories does not demand any particular theoretical persuasion. The author recognizes two kinds of validity germane to projective instruments: (1) validity1, prediction of clinical diagnosis; and (2) validity2, prediction of personality characteristics. This manual deals only with validity1. As the material contained herein is still largely in tentative form, the author welcomes suggestions, ammendations, elaborations, criticism. This manual owes its existence to many individuals who helped collect the data, score the protocols, apply statistical techniques, and type the various manuscripts. Their combined efforts have made this manual possible.
