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Assignment Week 2: Thematic Apperception Test
Student Name
School of Counseling and Human Services, Walden University
6360: Assessment in Counseling and Education
Professor Laura Pipoly
March 11, 2021
, 2
Thematic Apperception Test
The Thematic Apperception Test is a common projective test and it was developed by
Henry Murray in 1938. During this test, the subject is shown pictures and asked to tell a story
about the picture that has a beginning, middle, and end. This test is used to aid a counselor in
getting a better idea of a client’s needs, emotions, and conflicts that they may be experiencing in
their lives (Neukrug & Fawcett, 2015). I have taken this test and below I will discuss my results
and how this could affect my counselor identity.
Results
Reflection
When I was taking the TAT I decided to base my story in the early 1900s. My main
character was Margret and she had decided to go to school despite the negative opinions that she
had received from her family. In my story, Margret had gone against her mother’s will and
attended Harvard to get her degree in Medical Sciences. She had finished at the top of her class
and was able to speak at graduation where she saw her family in the crowd supporting her. From
here she went on to open up her own medical office and be successful.
Utpsyc notes that when testing your own writing to take the results lightly but there are a
few things that I would disagree with when looking at my results. The first aspect of my results
Assignment Week 2: Thematic Apperception Test
Student Name
School of Counseling and Human Services, Walden University
6360: Assessment in Counseling and Education
Professor Laura Pipoly
March 11, 2021
, 2
Thematic Apperception Test
The Thematic Apperception Test is a common projective test and it was developed by
Henry Murray in 1938. During this test, the subject is shown pictures and asked to tell a story
about the picture that has a beginning, middle, and end. This test is used to aid a counselor in
getting a better idea of a client’s needs, emotions, and conflicts that they may be experiencing in
their lives (Neukrug & Fawcett, 2015). I have taken this test and below I will discuss my results
and how this could affect my counselor identity.
Results
Reflection
When I was taking the TAT I decided to base my story in the early 1900s. My main
character was Margret and she had decided to go to school despite the negative opinions that she
had received from her family. In my story, Margret had gone against her mother’s will and
attended Harvard to get her degree in Medical Sciences. She had finished at the top of her class
and was able to speak at graduation where she saw her family in the crowd supporting her. From
here she went on to open up her own medical office and be successful.
Utpsyc notes that when testing your own writing to take the results lightly but there are a
few things that I would disagree with when looking at my results. The first aspect of my results
