ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a TAT scoring system for clinical practice and research that integrates features from a comprehensive psychocultural TAT scoring system developed by George A. De Vos within the field of psychological anthropology and concepts from contemporary theories of human motivation and interpersonal behavior developed within the fields of personality and clinical psychology. After examining the conceptual framework and the nature and background of the scoring categories, the chapter focuses on the system’s advantages from clinical assessment, including relevance for multicultural/cross-cultural assessment purposes, amenability for the development of local norms, and usefulness for clinical training. Research evidence is presented regarding normative and comparative studies, comparisons of psychocultural data with other psychological measures, and interscorer reliability. The final section presents suggestions for future research.
