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Syllabus PSYCHODIAGNOSIS B - 51886
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Last update 10-08-2014
HU Credits: 4

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Psychology

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Laura Canetti

Coordinator Email: laurac@mscc.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: ימי ראשון 9:30 – 10:30

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Laura Canetti
Yaakov Moshkoviz
Tomer Miron

Course/Module description:
Students will get acquainted with two additional instruments of assessment: TAT and Rorschach.

Course/Module aims:
Learning the theoretical foundations of TAT and Rorschach tests, and the administration, scoring and interpretation of the tests.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
On successful completion of this module students should be able to administrate, score, interpret and provide a written report of the TAT and Rorschach tests.

Attendance requirements(%):
90% attendance requirements in the small groups.

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal lectures and teaching in small groups.

Course/Module Content:
Lesson 1 – TAT: Administration. Theoretical background, norms.
Lesson 2 – TAT: Interpretation and case illustrations.
Lesson 3 – Rorschach: Historical and theoretical background. Reliability and validity. Administration of the test.
Lesson 4 – Rorschach: scoring of location and determinants.
Lesson 5 – Rorschach: form quality, contents, populars, special scores and scoring examples.
Lesson 6 – Rorschach: Scoring a full protocol.
Lesson 7 – Rorschach: Information Processing.
Lesson 8 – Rorschach: Cognitive Mediation.
Lesson 9 – Rorschach: Ideation.
Lesson 10 – Rorschach: Affect.
Lesson 11 – Rorschach: Controls and Stress tolerance; Situational Stress.
Lesson 12 – Rorschach: Self Perception.
Lesson 13 – Rorschach: Interpersonal Perception
Lesson 14 – Rorschach: Case illustration, systematic interpretation of the protocol.

Required Reading:
TAT
1. Groth-Marnat, G. (2003). Thematic Apperception Test. Handbook of psychological assessment (4th ed., pp. 477-515). New York: Wiley.
Rorschach
2. Exner, J. E. (2001). A Rorschach workbook for the comprehensive system
(5th ed.). Asheville, NC: Rorschach Workshops.
BF 698.8 R5 E88 2001.
3. Exner, J. E. (2000). A primer for Rorschach interpretation. Asheville, NC: Rorschach Workshops.
BF 698.8 R5 E86 2000.
4. International norms from: Meyer, G.J., Erdberg, P, & Shaffer, T.W. (2007). Toward international normative reference data for the Comprehensive System. Journal of Personality Assessment, 89(S1), S201-216.

Additional Reading Material:
TAT
5. Bellak, L., & Abrams, D. M. (1996). The TAT, CAT, and SAT in clinical use (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
BF 698.8 T5 B42 1996
Rorschach
6. Groth-Marnat, G. (2003). The Rorschach. Ibid, pp. 407-475.
7. Weiner, I. B. (2003). Principles of Rorschach interpretation. (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
RC 473 R6 W45 2003.
Psychological report
8. Groth-Marnat, G. (2003). Psychological report. Ibid, pp. 621-671

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 80 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 20 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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