Psychological Test: Thematic Apperception

“I’d like to show you some pictures.”

“Okay. I like pictures.”

“Good. I’d like you to tell me what they’re about, all right?”

“All right.”

“Here is the first picture. Can you tell me the story of what’s happening in this picture?”

“Yes, I can tell you. The dad is carrying the daughter back to her mom. The daughter is dead. She died from having to leave her mom and visit her dad. She didn’t want to go. She knew she would die if they made her leave, but they made her even when she tried to explain, even when she screamed and cried. They didn’t listen to her; they never listen to her, and so, when she got to her dad’s house she died, and he didn’t know what to do, so he brought her back to the mom who is the only person who knows how to fix her. Once the mom gets the daughter alive again, the parents apologize for not listening to her, for making her leave, which is what killed her. They promise they’ll never send her away again.”