Date: 21-22
September 2013
Proposed to be organized by Department of Psychology
Resource Person: Dr.
Shweta Rai (Assistant Professor, Department
of Clinical Psychology, MCOAHS, Kasturba Hospital, Udupi, Karnataka)
A projective
test is a personality test designed
to let a person respond to ambiguous stimuli, presumably revealing hidden emotions and
internal conflicts. This is sometimes contrasted with a so-called "objective test"
in which responses are analyzed according to a universal standard (for example,
a multiple choice exam). The responses to projective tests are content analyzed
for meaning rather than being based on presuppositions about meaning, as is the
case with objective tests. Projective tests have their origins in psychoanalytic psychology,
which argues that humans have conscious and unconscious attitudes
and motivations that are beyond or hidden from conscious awareness.
The objective of the workshop is to make the
students of post-graduate level aware of the projective tests. This will give
them hands-on experience on how to use different projective tests such as
Thematic Apperception Test, Children Apperception Test and Rorschach Inkblot
Test. This will also help them in assessing the personality of the people.
These tests are the core of clinical psychology and the knowledge of this
technique will enable them to become efficient members of psychological
fraternity.
This
workshop will be beneficial for the students not only in terms of understanding
the projective tests but the instructor will be emphasizing on the clinical use
and their use in psychotherapy also.
Photos of the workshop
Photos of the workshop
