This document provides a summary and analysis of 12 stories told by an individual during a Tat-17 test. Each story is analyzed based on 10-12 criteria including definition of success, response to pressure, interpersonal relationships, affect, and complexity. Overall, the analyses find that the stories demonstrate low emotional intelligence, reasoning ability, and other traits. They indicate issues like pessimism, lack of imagination, avoidance, disengagement, low aim, and inability to solve problems or take responsibility.

1. TAT-17
Analysis of 12 stories
(Rajdeep)
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2. Story 1
1.Def of success- situational
2.Attribution of success- Fate or Chance
3.Resolution-Give Up
4.Concern with adequacy-Not present
5.Engagement - Disengaged
6.Source of external pressure-Nature
7.Response to external pressure-avoidant
8.Interpersonal relationship- Others(Office) -
Fair
9.Expressed affect- Upset//Bad
10.Impediment- natural (Rain)
11.Complexity of representation-
Conventional
Overall
1.Individual
2.Trivial cake walk story
3.Low level of imagination
4.Difficulty in finding solution tonday to
daynproblem
5.Low EI/RA/OA/SC/SOD

3. Story 2
1.Def of success- Not failing
2.Attribution of success- Help/motivation of
others
3.Resolution-Failure/Poor performance
4.Concern with adequacy-Not present
5.Engagement - Disengaged and anxious
6.Source of external pressure-Performance
7.Response to external pressure- Avoidant
requires help and motivation of material gain
8.Interpersonal relationship- Inadequate with
Parents and elders
9.Expressed affect- Shame/ Frustated
10.Impediment- NIL
11.Complexity of representation- Egocentric
12.Undestanding social causality- Fair
Overall
1.Interpersonal problem with parents and elders
2.Low mental stamina
2. Requires help and motivation and material
gain for performance
3.Casual/Careless with low Sense of
responsibility
4.LOW EI/RA/OA/SA/SOR

4. Story 3
1. Story Description- Incoherent/Illogical
2.Stimulus Perception- Common
3.Deviation from typical response-Widely
away from normal response as he demands
new Vehicle and attributes for advance
technology.Finds difficulty in finding solution
4.Level of interpretation Make
Believe/Conditional
5.Tone of Story-Morbid/tense/anxious
6.Quality of telling-Critical
7.Focal Figure- Constable (Low aim)
8.Presses- Broken Vehicle
9.Outcome-success
Overall
Low level idea
Low Aim
Critical
Avoids dirtying own hand
Needs of acquisition high and unrelated to
rank held
Low imagination/Low EI/RA/OA/In
l

5. Story 4
1.High Empathy
2Good interpersonal relationship
3. Recognises other’s service
4. Merely giving tea and recognising
service does indicate presence of other
qualities

6. Story 5
1. Anti social activity as plot
indicates effect of environment or
not so good company
2. Pessimistic story does indicate
not so positive outlook and
attitude
3. Also indicator of personality
disorder if we relate this story
with story no2 where he did show
not so balanced personality

7. Story 6
1.Story 2,5 and 6 must be read in tandem
2. Confirmed pessimistic attitude . Need
to look at brighter side of life
3.Hero is much above his age hence
indicator of Books and friends he keeps
4.Hero dies
ONE SUCH STORY IS SUFFICIENT
PROOF OF Angularity and rejection

8. Story 7
1. Very sad and unacceptable plot
of gang rape.
2. Effect of environment
/Company/ self conceit

9. Story 8
Details of how did he turn
his business to
profitability is missing
What action did he take to
ensure payment
Wishful. No Concrete
plan

10. Story 9.
1. NO HERO
2. Mere description and generalisation
3. Does not give any credit
4. Avoid talking of protest /unionism

11. Story 10.
1. Inadequate problem definition
2. By merely planting rice is not the
solution. If everything was
destroyed last year how did he
manage this year
3. Wishful
4. Lacks imagination
5. Low EI/RA/OA/In/SOD

12. Story 11.
1. Low Emotional Int as he
was not ready to sacrifice
enjoyment for his future.
2. Low Sense of
Responsibility as he did
not pay attention to
studies as student and
realises it now
3. Unable to gauge parent’s
and elder’s requirement
4. LOW
EI/RA/OA/SC/SOD/SOR /

13. Story 12.
1.Better story
2.Pessimistic as he talks of incurable
disease and loss of father
3.Can be improved by giving more
details and exploits