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Eurelings-Bontekoe, E. H. M., Luyten, P., & Snellen, W. M. (2009). Validation of the theory driven profile interpretation of the Dutch Short form of the MMPI using the TAT Social Cognition and Object Relations Scale (SCORS). Journal of Personality Assessment, 91, 155-165. doi:10.1080/00223890802634274

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• TITLE: Formal Characteristics of Thematic Apperception Test Narratives of Adult Patients with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. A Preliminary Study

  AUTHORS: Elisabeth Eurelings-Bontekoe, Kirsten Zwinkels, Hanneke Schaap-Jonker, Moshen Edrisi

  KEYWORDS: Autism, Thematic Apperception Test, Social Cognition, Adults

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.2 No.7, October 11, 2011

  ABSTRACT: This study explored the usefulness of a Thematic Apperception Test (TAT, Murray, 1943) narrative scoring system to detect signs of autistic information processing. A total of 27 patients with an Autism Spectrum Disor- der were compared to a control group (N = 67) of patients with other psychiatric disorders. As an external indi- rect measure of social functioning two dimensions of the Social Cognition and Object Relation Scale (SCORS; Westen,1985) were used: Capacity for Emotional and Moral Investment in Relationships and Understanding of Social Causality. TAT narratives were rated on the prevalence of eight phenomena, as proposed by Edrisi and Eurelings-Bontekoe (2009). Autistic patients showed a lower level of social insight and were particularly char- acterized by high scores on Weak Central Coherence, Jumping to Conclusions and Difficulty with describing/ interpreting movements. Results provide preliminary support for the usefulness of the TAT scoring system, but need to be replicated using larger samples and blind scoring.