ABSTRACT
The traditional trait test, whether objective or projective, typically yields a general trait assessment which ignores the specificities of individual response and situations. A person may be characterized as “anxious,” “introverted,” or “neurotic.” Clinicians of any persuasion might well ask: “How is his anxiety expressed and in what situations is it expressed?” Clinicians or researchers might also want to measure anxiety as a state, or response, over the course of repeated contacts with the subject. Most trait tests do not lend themselves to use as state measures.
