PSY 743 - Assessment III: Projective Testing

Units: 3
When Offered: Summer
This course focuses on projective testing, including the Rorschach (using Exner’s scoring system), Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), Human Figure Drawing, House-Tree-Person, and Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank. Students practice administering, interpreting, and scoring projective tests, and report writing strategies are explored, integrating the presenting problem, background information, behavioral observations/mental status exam, reliability and validity of tests used, data from multiple cognitive tests, diagnostic impression, and treatment considerations into a final assessment report.
Prerequisite(s): PSY 723