• Read the case below and answer the questions that follow:

A 22-year-old girl had been experiencing feelings of emptiness, lack of interest in all activities and sleep disturbances. She appears to be demanding, reckless, aggressive, and unable to delay gratification of needs. She has difficulty in managing anger and has emotional fluctuations. Her interpersonal relationships are also strained.

She believes she was doing reasonably well 3 years back and the problem worsened after her boards. She started to indulge in self-harm acts; the situation worsened whenever she had conflicts with her family. Eventually, she was advised to seek professional help for an adequate diagnosis of her mental health.

Identify the projective technique that will allow her to express her negative thoughts in the form of characters of a story for a more intensive understanding:

TAT-(Thematic Apperception Test)

The correct answer is Option (2) → TAT-(Thematic Apperception Test)

The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is a projective technique where the individual is shown a series of ambiguous pictures and asked to create a story for each one. Through these stories, individuals project their own feelings, desires, conflicts, and negative thoughts onto the characters. It provides a deep understanding of a person's inner world, especially regarding interpersonal relationships, conflicts, and emotional struggles — all of which are relevant in the case described.