This document discusses various methods for collecting biophysiologic and other data, including projective techniques, vignettes, and cognitive/neuropsychological tests. It describes several projective techniques like the Rorschach inkblot test and Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) which are designed to reveal hidden emotions and conflicts through ambiguous stimuli. Vignettes are brief descriptions of situations used to understand respondents' perceptions, opinions, and knowledge. Cognitive and neuropsychological tests measure psychological functions linked to brain structures to screen for impairments, monitor status over time, and assist with diagnosis and treatment planning.

1. Collecting Biophysiologic
and OtherData Collection
Method
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2. Contents of Module13
Biophysiologic Measures
Record, Documentsand AvailableData
Q Methodology
Pro jective Techniques
Vignettes
Co gnitive and Neuro psycho lo gicalTests

3. Objectives
To be able to understand
Pro jective Techniques
Vignettes
Co gnitive and Neuro psycho lo gicalTests

4. Projective Techniques
- isa - isa personality test designed to let designed to let
aa person respond to ambiguousperson respond to ambiguous
stimuli, presumably revealingstimuli, presumably revealing
hidden emotions and internalhidden emotions and internal
conflicts.conflicts.

5. Types of Projective TechniquesTypes of Projective Techniques
 Pictorial projective techniquePictorial projective technique
 Rorschach ink blot testRorschach ink blot test
 Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
 Verbal projective techniqueVerbal projective technique
 Association techniquesAssociation techniques
 Word-association methodWord-association method
 Completion techniquesCompletion techniques
 Sentence completionSentence completion
 Expressive MethodsExpressive Methods
 Play techniquesPlay techniques
 Drawing and paintingDrawing and painting
 Role-playingRole-playing

6. Thematic Apperception Test
(TAT)
 TAThasbeen among themost widely
used, researched, and taught projective
psychological tests.
 TheTAT ispopularly known asthe
picture interpretatio n technique .
 Thesubject isasked to tell asdramatic a
story ashecan.
 Sometimesit isused in apsychiatric
or psychological context to assess
personality disorders, thought
disorders.

7.  Thelargenumber of research studiesthat have
used theTAT haveindicated that cultural, gender,
and classissuesmust betaken into account.

8. Rorschach test
 Hermann Rorschach created Rorschach
inkblot test in 1921.
 Psychologistsusethistest to examinea
person'spersonality characteristicsand
emotional functioning.
 It hasbeen employed to detect
an underlying thought disorder, especially
in caseswhere
patientsarereluctant to describe
their thinking processesopenly.

9. Method
 Presentation of Inkblot Test
 Thepsychologist writes
down everything thesubject says
or does, no matter how trivial.

10. Vignettes
 Brief description of events or situations to whichBrief description of events or situations to which
respondents are ask to react.respondents are ask to react.
Aim is to get info about respondents’:Aim is to get info about respondents’:
 PerceptionPerception
 OpinionOpinion
 Knowledge about some phenomenonKnowledge about some phenomenon

11. Cognitive andCognitive and
Neuropsychological TestNeuropsychological Test
 Cognitive tests are assessments of
the cognitive capabilities of humans and
other animals.
 Neuropsychological tests are specifically
designed tasks used to measure a
psychological function known to be linked to
a particular brain structure or pathway.

12. Reasons/Purposes of
Cognitive Assessment
 Screening
-to determine the absence or presence of
impairment.
 Monitoring
-to track cognitive status over time,
especially response to treatment.

13. The major purposes of a neuropsychological
assessment are to assist with questions
about:
 Integrity of cognitive functions
 Differential diagnosis – to confirm or
clarify a diagnosis
 Treatment planning
 Capacity

14. References
 Nursing Research-Principles and Methods, 7th
edition, Denise F. Polit/Cheryl Tatano Beck,
2004
 www.youtube.com
 www.wikipedia.com
 http://stanfordhospital.org/
 www.iamure.com
 www.goodreads.com

15. Synthesis
“I want t o underst and t he world f rom
your point of view. I want t o know
what you know in t he way you know it .
I want t o underst and t he meaning of
your experience, t o walk in your
shoes, t o f eel t hings as you f eel
t hem, t o explain t hings as you explain
t hem. Will you become my t eacher
and help me underst and?”