SSCT-Report.pptx

psychology

1. Sach Sentence Completion Test (SSCT) Prepared by: Angelyn J. Vicente MAPsy CP

2. Brief Backgroud Developed by Joseph M. Sach and Sydney Levy in 1950 at New York Veterans Adminstration Mental Hygiene Service. G iven individually to adult respondents. 2

3. Description of the Scale The SSCT was designed to obtain significant clinical material in four representative areas of adjustment namely: family, sex , interpersonal relationship and self-concept . It provides with the beginning of sentences, referred to as “stems’ and respondents then complete the sentences in ways that are meaningful to them. This test present sufficient opportunities for the respondent to express attitudes that may infer dominant personality traits or trends. 3

4. 4 Description of the Scale Composed of sixty (60 ) partly completed sentences. It can be administered individually or to groups and subjects can take 20 t0 40 minutes.

5. 5 4 Group of Variables Scale Family: Includes three sets of attitudes namely: Those towards mother Those towards father Those towards family unit . The Sex Area I ncludes attitude towards heterosexual relationship. Description of the Scale

6. 6 Interpersonal Relationship Includes attitude towards friends and acquaintances, colleagues at work or school, superior at work or school, and people supervised. Self-Concept Includes fear, guilt feelings, goals and attitudes towards one’s own ability, past and future. Description of the Scale

7. 7 Usage of t he Test The uses of SSCT include personality analysis, clinical application, attitude assessment, achievement motivation and measurement of other constructs. They are used in several disciplines, including psychology, management, education, and marketing

8. 8 Validity and Reliability Usually, sentence completion tests can be interpreted in two different ways: - subjective-intuitive analysis of the underlying motivations projected in the subject's responses - objective analysis by means of scores assigned to each completed sentence. Multiple themes can occur in a short test, which gives the examinee multiple opportunities to reveal underlying motivations about each topic during data analysis.

9. 9 Validity and Reliability It usually include some formal coding procedure or manual . The validity of each sentence completion test must be determined independently. The validity of the rating is dependent of course upon the clinical background of the examiner as well as the materials produced by the subject.

10. Interpretation Guide 10

11. 11 The following are the summaries and ratings of the individual attitudes and outlines presented for a general summary of the SSCT findings. This includes the following: 1. Statement of those areas in which subject shows the most disturbed attitudes. This may provide significant clues for therapist. 2 . A description of the interrelationships between attitudes with respect to content. This often illuminates dynamic factors in the case.

12. 12 A rating is made of the subject’s degree of disturbance in this area according to the following scale: 2 - SEVERELY DISTURBED Appears to require The therapeutic aid in handling emotional conflicts in this area. 1 – MILDLY DISTURBED Has emotional conflict in this area but appears able to handle them without therapeutic aid. – No Significant disturbance rated in this area X – Unknown, Insufficient evidence

13. 13 Certain influences on the subject’s personality structure case be made on the basis of the SSCT, such as: 1 . The subject’s manner of response to impulse from within or to stimuli from the environment. 2 . The subject’s nature of response to stress – impulsive or well-controlled. 3 . The subject’s thinking content: realistic, artistic , and fantastic.

14. Attitude towards Mother ( 14, 29, 44, 59) 2 = Completely rejects and depreciates mother whom he considers over demanding. 1 = Sees mother’s fault but accepts and tolerates differences. = express only positive feelings towards the mother 14 Short Guide to Interpretation Attitude towards Father (1, 16, 31, 46) 2 = feels extreme hostility and contempt with overt death wishes. 1 = admires father but wishes that their relationship were closer. 0 = expresses complete satisfaction with father’s personality.

15. Attitude towards Family Unit (2, 27, 42, 57) 2 = feels rejected by the family which lacks solidarity and which has constantly contended with difficulties. 1 = aware that the family does not recognize him as a mature person but has no difficulty in relating with them. = instability of the family domicile has had little effect on his favorable feeling towards them. 15 Attitude towards Women ( 10, 25, 40, 55) 2 = extremely suspicious, possible homosexual tendency 1 = high ideas but ambivalent feelings. 0 = only minor or superficial criticisms

16. Attitude towards Heterosexual Relationship (11,26,41,56) 2 = appears to have given up achieving good sexual adjustment 1 = deserved sexual experiences but reservation about his ability to maintain marital relationship. = indicates satisfaction towards this area 16 Attitude towards Friends and Acquaintances (8,23,38,53) 2 = suspicious and apparently seclusive 1= seems to wait approval of others before committing himself emotionally 0 = express mutual relationship with friends and self

17. Attitude towards People Supervised (4,19,34,58) 2 = feels he can handle or control hostility in handling others 1 = feels capable of doing good supervisory but has misgivings about assuming an authoritarian role. = feels controllable and well accepted by subordinates. 17 Attitude towards Supervisors at work or School (6,21,36,51) 2 = resents or fear authority 1 = mild difficulty in accepting difficulty 0 =

18. Attitude towards Colleague at work/school (13,28,43,58) 2 = feels rejected by colleagues, and condemns them 1 = has some difficulty at work and depends on colleagues = expresses good mutual feelings 18 Fear (7,22,37,52) 2 = disturbed by the apparent fear of loving, possibility to control his feelings 1 = fear of self-assertion which is fairly common and not pervasive. 0 = lack of fear

19. Guilt Feelings (15,30,45,60) 2 = concerned with spiritual feeling and physical sex drives 1 = has regret over past and seems mildly disturbed by his failure to control his trouble. = does not seem to be aware of guilt feelings 19 Attitude towards Own Ability (2,7,32,47) 2 = feels completely incompetent and hopeless 1 = feels he has a specific ability but tends to fear difficulty 0 = confident on his ability to overcome obstacles

20. Attitude towards Past (9,24,39,54) 2 = feels rejected and isolated 1 = 0 = feels well adjusted, no significant disturbance in the past 20 Attitude towards the Future (5, 20, 35, 50) 2 = pessimistic, no hope in his own resources for happiness and success 1 = unsure of himself but tries to be optimistic 0 = seems confident in achieving his goals

21. Goals (3, 18,53,49) 2 = lack of motivation for achievement 1 = desires material things for family as well as for himself = 21

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