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SPECIAL SCORES Definition Deviant Verbalization Symbol DV1 DV2 Deviant Response DR1 Example/Criterion Spiders trying to squish each other. (Neologism) A tiny little bird. (Redundancy) A woman with a disrethal air about her. (Neologism) The two twin lips of a vagina. (Redundancy) (Inappropriate Phrases) It could be oysters but I guess theyre out of season. (Circumstantial Responses) Maybe two snakes, I always hated snakes, my brother used to tease me about it something awful. (Inappropriate Phrases) Its some kind of bug that no one has ever seen. (Circumstantial Responses) Its like a map of Ireland, maybe not Ireland, maybe someplace else, but it could be Ireland. I dont know much about Ireland but I know about Mexico. A bat, here are the wings, body and these are his hands. A woman with the head of a chicken. Two chickens holding basketballs. Two women attacking a submarine. No doubt a butterflower. It looks like blood, and an island, it must be a bloody island. It must be the north pole because it is at the top of the card. Within Card Perseveration - responses are consecutive answers in which the same location, DQ, determinant(s), FQ, content, and same Z score, if one has been assigned, appear in both answers. Content Perseveration - usually does not occur within the same card. The subject identifies the card as the same one seen previously. Mechanical Perseveration - the person mechanistically reports the same object over and over. A state flag with the forests and rivers represented. A mask that represents evil. The face of a man, hes furious about something. Two insects are trying to knock down this post. Two men lifting something up. A bird feeding her young. Identification of the object as dead, destroyed, ruined, spoiled, damaged, injured, or broken. Ex: a broken mirror, a dead dog. Attribution to an object of clearly dysphoric feeling or characteristic. Ex: a gloomy house, an unhappy person. Answers which meet any of the following three criteria: 1. Responses that contain any Human Content Coding [H, (H), Hd, (Hd), Hx]. 2. Responses which contain the determinant M. 3. FM responses that have COP or AG special scores. Any response in which the subject refers to personal knowledge or experience as part of the basis for justifying and/or clarifying a response. Ex: We had one like that once. Any response in which a subject identifies an achromatic blot or blot area as being chromatically colored. TF Texture Achromatic Color FC Category Form Symbol F DETERMINANTS Criterion Form answers. Used for responses based exclusively on the form features of the blot. Human movement response. Used for responses involving the kinesthetic activity of a human, or of an animal or fictional character in human-like activity. Animal movement response. Used for responses involving the kinesthetic activity of an animal. The movement perceived must be congruent to the species identified in the content. Animals reported in movement not common to their species should be coded as M. Inanimate movement response. Used for responses involving the movement of inanimate, inorganic, or insensate objects. Pure color response. Used for answers based exclusively on the chromatic color features of the blot. No form is involved. Color-from response. Used for answers that are formulated primarily because of the chromatic color features of the blot. Form features are used, but are of secondary importance. Form-color response. Used for answers that are created mainly because of form features. Chromatic color is used, but is of secondary importance. Color naming response. Used when the colors of the blot are identified by name, and with the intention of giving a response. Pure achromatic color response. Used when the response is based exclusively on the grey, black or white features of the blot, when they are clearly used as color. No form is involved. Achromatic color-form response. Used for responses that are created mainly because of the black, white, or gray features, clearly used as color. Form features are used, but are of secondary importance. Form-achromatic color response. Used for answers that are based mainly on the form features. The achromatic features, clearly used as color, are also included, but are of secondary importance. Pure texture response. Used for answers in which the shading components of the blot are translated to represent a tactual phenomenon, with no consideration to the form features. Texture-form response. To be used for responses in which the shading features of the blot are interpreted as tactual, and form is used secondarily, for purposes of elaboration and/or clarification. Form-texture response. Used for responses that are based mainly on the form features. Shading features of the blot are translated as tactual, but are of secondary importance. Pure vista response. Used for answers in which the shading features are interpreted as depth or dimensionality. No form is involved. Vista-form response. Used for responses in which the shading features are interpreted as depth or dimensionality. Form features are included, but are of secondary importance. Form-vista response. Used for answers that are based mainly on the form features of the blot. Shading features are also interpreted to note depth and/or dimensionality, but are of secondary importance to the formulation of the answer. Pure shading response. Used for responses that are based exclusively on the light-dark features of the blot that are completely formless and do not involve reference to either texture or dimension. Shading form response. Used for responses based primarily on the light-dark features of the blot. Form features are included, but are of secondary importance. Form-shading response. Used for responses that are based mainly on the form features of the blot. The light-dark features of the blot are included as elaboration and/or clarification and are secondary to the use of form. Form based dimensional response. Used for answers in which the impression of depth, distance, or dimensionality is created by using the elements of size and/or shape of contours. No use of shading is involved in creating this impression. The pair response. Used for answers in which two identical objects are reported, based on the symmetry of the blot. The objects must be equivalent in all respects, but must not be identified as being reflected or as mirror images. Reflection-form response. Used for answers in which the blot or blot area is reported as a reflection or mirror image, because of the symmetry of the blot. The object or content reported has no specific form requirement, as in clouds, landscape, shadows, etc. Form-reflection response. Used for answers in which the blot or blot area is identified as reflected or a mirror image, based on the symmetry of the blot. The substance of the response is based on form features, and the object reported has a specific form demand.

Movement

FM

DR2

Chromatic Color

Incongruous Combinations Fabulized Combination Contamination Inappropriate Logic Perseveration

INCOM1 INCOM2 FABCOM1 FABCOM2 CONTAM ALOG PSV

CF

Cn

CF

Abstract Content Aggressive Movement Cooperative Movement Morbid Content

AB AG COP MOR

FC

FT

Human Representaional Responses **

GHR/PHR

Shading-Dimension

Personal

PER

VF

Color Projection

CP

FV

Exclusionary Rules for Special Scores: 1. If CONTAM, never include DV, DR, INCOM, FABCOM, or ALOG, even if in the response. 2. If DV, DR, INCOM, FABCOM, or ALOG: a. The verbiage meeting criterion for each of these scores must be completely separate from the others. b. When criteria overlap, code only one special score and use a step-up rule: pick the score with the highest weighted value from Wsum6. [Weighted values: ALOG (5), FABCOM (4, 7), DR (3,6), INCOM (2, 4), DV (1, 2)]. ** Steps used to assign GHR or PHR designations. 1. Score GHR for answers containing a Pure H coding that also have all of the following: (a) Form Quality of FQ+, FQo or FQu (b) No cognitive special scores except DV (c) No special scores of AG or MOR 2. Score PHR for answers that have either: (a) FQ minus or FQnone (No Form), or (b) FQ+, FQo or FQu and have an ALOG, CONTAM, or any Level 3 cognitive special score 3. Score GHR for any remaining human representational answers that have the special score COP, but do not have the special score AG 4. Score PHR for any remaining human representational answers that have either: (a) The special scores FABCOM or MOR (b) The content score An 5. Score GHR for any remaining human representational answers to Cards III, IV, VII, and IX that are coded Popular 6. Score PHR for any remaining human representational answers that have any of the following: (a) The special scores AG, INCOM, or DR (b) An Hd coding [not (Hd) coding] 7. Score GHR for all remaining human representational answers

Shading-Diffuse

YF

FY

Form-Dimension

FD

Pairs & Reflections

(2)

rF

Fr

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CONTENTS Category Whole Human Symbol H Criterion Involving the percept of a whole human form. If the percept involves a real historical figure, such as Napoleon, Joan of Arc, etc., the content code Ay should be added as a secondary code. Involving the percept of a whole human form that is fictional or mythological, such as clowns, fairies, giants, witches, fairy tale characters, angels, dwarfs, devils, ghosts, science fiction creatures that are humanoid, human-like monsters, silhouettes of human figures. Involving the percept of an incomplete human form, such as an arm, leg, fingers, feet, the lower part of a person, a person without a head. Involving the percept of an incomplete human form that is fictional or mythological such as, the head of the devil, the arm of a witch, the eyes of an angel, parts of science fiction creatures that are humanoid, a jack-o-lantern, and all masks. Hx is scored as a primary content for percepts involving the human emotion or sensory experience such as love, hate, depression, happiness, sound, smell, fear, etc. These answers will also include the use of AB as a special score. Hx also is often scored as a secondary content in answers that are not abstract but clearly involve the attribution of a human emotion or sensory experience, such as two people who are deeply in love looking at each other, a cat that is very sad, people who are angry at each other, a woman smelling something nasty, two people who are very happy, a man who is very excited. Involving the percept of a whole animal form. Involving the percept of a whole animal that is fictional or mythological, such as a unicorn, dragon, magic frog, flying horse, Black Beauty, Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Involving the percept of an incomplete animal form, such as the hoof of a horse, claw of a lobster, head of a dog, animal skin. Involving the percept of an incomplete animal form that is fictional or mythological such as, the wing of Pegasus, the head of Peter Rabbit, the legs of Pooh Bear. Used for responses in which the content is skeletal, muscular, or of internal anatomy such as bone structure, skull, rib cage, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, muscle fiber, vertebrae, brain. If the response involves a tissue slide, the code Art should be added as secondary. Involving percepts of paintings, drawings, or illustrations, either abstract or definitive, art objects, such as statues, jewelry, chandelier, candelabra, crests, badges, seals, and decorations. A feather seen as worn by an indian would also be coded as Art, however, a feather seen as worn by children, such as on Card VII would more appropriately be coded as Ad. In many responses coded for Art a second content will also be coded, such as a painting of two dogs would be Art, A or a sculpture of two witches would be Art, (H). Involving percepts that have a specific cultural or historical connotation such as totem, Roman helmet, Magna Carta, Santa Maria, Napoleons hat, Cleopatras crown, arrowhead, prehistoric axe, an indian war bonnet. Involving the percept of blood, either human or animal. Involving the percept of any plant life such as bushes, flowers, seaweed, trees, or parts of plant life, such as leaves, petals, tree trunk, root, birds nest. Involving the percept of any article of clothing such as hat, boots, belt, necktie, jacket, trousers, scarf. Used specifically for the content cloud. Variations of this category, such as fog or mist are coded Na. Involving percepts of a blast or explosion, including fireworks. Involving percepts of fire or smoke. Used for any edible common for humans, such as fried chicken, ice cream, fried shrimp, vegetables, cotton candy, chewing gum, steak, a filet of fish, or for animals eating a food that is natural for their species, such as a bird eating a worm or insect. Involving the percept of a map, specified or unspecified. Involving percepts of household items, such as bed, carving knife, chair, cooking utensil, cup, garden hose, glass, lamp, lawnchair, plate, rug (animal skin rug should be coded Ad and Hh used as a secondary content), silverware. Some items coded Hh will also be coded as Art, such as candelabra, chandelier, or artistically created pieces such as a centerpiece bowl. Involving percepts of landscape, such as mountain, mountain range, hill, island, cave, rocks, desert, swamp, or seascapes, such as coral reef or underwater scene. Used for a broad variety of contents from the natural environment that are not coded as Bt or Ls, such as sun, moon, planet, sky, water, ocean, river, ice, snow, rain, fog, mist, rainbow, storm, tornado, night, raindrop. v Vague Category Science Symbol Sc CONTENTS CONTINUED Criterion Involving percepts that are associated with, or are the direct or indirect products of science or science fiction, such as airplanes, buildings, bridges, cars, light bulb, microscope, motorcycles, motors, musical instrument, radar station, rocket ships, ships, space ships, trains, telescope, TV aerial, weapons, etc. Involving percepts of sex organs or activity of a sexual nature, such as penis, vagina, buttocks, breasts (except when used to identify the sex of a human figure), testes, menstruation, abortion, intercourse. Sx is usually scored as a secondary content. Primary contents are typically H, Hd, or An. Used specifically for the content of x-ray and may include either skeletal or organs. When xy is coded, An is not included as a secondary code. Some responses will include contents that do not seem to fit into one of the standard content catagories. When that occurs, the unique content should be written out and entered under idiographic contents (Id) on the Structural Summary Blank. However, it is important to make sure that the item does not fit into one of the standard content categories before deciding to enter it idiographically.

Whole Human, Fictional or Mythological

(H)

Sex

Sx

Human Detail

Hd

X-ray

Xy

Human Detail Fictional or Mythological Human Experience

(Hd)

Unusual Contents

Id

Hx

DEVELOPMENTAL QUALITY Symbol + Definition Synthesized Response Criterion Two or more objects are described as separate but related. At least one of the objects involved must have a specific form demand, or be described in a manner that creates a specific form demand (ex. a dog walking among some bushes, a man with a funny hat on, an airplane flying through some clouds, the head of a little girl, she has a hair ribbon). An area of the blot is identified as a single object which has features that create a natural form demand or the description of the object is such as to create a specific form demand (ex. a fir tree, a cat, a totem pole, a maple leaf, a bat, a flag). Two or more objects are described as separate but related. None of the objects involved have a specific form demand and the articulation does not introduce a form demand for any of the objects (ex. clouds coming together, some sort of bay with the vegetation on the shore, a rock and some dirt around it). An object is reported which has no specific from demand, and the articulation does not introduce a specific form demand for the object (ex. a cloud, the sky, the colors of sunset, some ice).

Whole Animal Whole Animal Fictional or Mythological Animal Detail

A (A)

Ad

Ordinary Response

Animal Detail Fictional or Mythological Anatomy

(Ad)

v/+

Synthesized Response

An

Art

Art

(Z) SCORES Type of Organizational Activity W (DQ; +, v/+, o) Adjacent Detail Distant Detail White Space Integration

Anthropology

Ay

CARD

Blood Botany

Bl Bt

I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X

1.0 4.5 5.5 2.0 1.0 2.5 2.5 4.5 5.5 5.5

4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 2.5 2.5 1.0 3.0 2.5 4.0

6.0 5.5 4.0 3.5 5.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 4.5 4.5

3.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 6.5 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0

Clothing Clouds Explosion Fire Food

Cg Cl Ex Fi Fd

Geography Household

Ge Hh

A Z score is assigned to any response that includes form, and meets at least one of the following criteria: 1. ZW. Is a Whole response that has a DQ coding of +, v/+, or o, (answers that have a DQ coding of v are never assigned a Z score). 2. ZA. Is a response in which two or more separate objects, perceived in adjacent detail areas of the blot (areas that touch), are reported in a meaningful relation. 3. ZD. Is a response in which two or more separate objects, perceived in non-adjacent (distant) detail areas of the blot (areas that do not touch), are reported in a meaningful relationship. 4. ZS. Is a response in which white space is integrated with other areas of the blot in forming a response. Designed by Carolyn OKeefe 1/25/2003 (E-WB, 5th ed.)

Landscape

Ls

Nature

Na