Stress!
Processing
Mixed Bag
Blends!
100
- Elevations of 2 or more suggest: (1) stronger needs to be dependent on others, (2) greater needs for closeness, and (3) feelings of loneliness. - Note: may reflect emotional impact of recent loss. - No __ suggests guardedness and/or distance in interpersonal contacts.
What is T?
100
- Fewer than 3 suggests making impulsive decisions without fully taking into account all relevant aspects of a situation. - People with low __ are uneasy with information-processing ability and may question efficiency at perceiving and responding to information. - Associated with impulsivity and hyperactivity.
What is Zd?
100
- Signals presence dependency behaviors. - People with this expect others to be more tolerant of their needs and demands. - Expect 0, except for in children.
What is Food?
100
- Suggests much anxiety. - Sometimes associated with suicide potential.
What is Diffuse Shading and Movement?
200
- Greater than 2 suggests (1) tension, (2) stress, and (3) helplessness. - May indicate suicide potential. - High __ is seen in people who are depressive, aggressive, or hostile.
What is m?
200
- Fewer than 9 suggests expending less effort than needed to adequately process information. - Low __ means: (1) limited cognitive ability, or (2) feigning of limited ability.
What is Zf?
200
- Represents preconscious drives. - Low __ suggests needs and affects that act on individuals rather than being more controlled by psychological activities. - Low __ can also indicate sense of being out-of-control.
What is es?
200
- Seen in people acting out, likely overtly.
What is Animal Movement and Color?
300
- Represents ability to perceive and react to obvious qualities of the environment. - When __ equals 0, person is usually: (1) free from anxiety, tension, and irritability, and (2) can tolerate frustration and persever through stressful situations. - Veterans with PTSD have been found to have low __.
What is D?
300
- Low __ may also be associated with those who are achievement oriented and who deal effectively with their environment.
What is L?
300
- Reflects a very strong repressive process.
What is Achromatic Color and Movement?
400
- High __ suggests: (1) sense of resignation to life events, and (2) attempt to create distance between self and the environment. - __ is higher in alcoholics. - Increases during times of stress (e.g., lab-induced stress, exams, crisis, etc.)
What is Y?
400
- The more __, the more: (1) adaptive capacity, and (2) competence likely to display in pursuing aims and objectives.
What is EA?
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