Story
Purpose: this tale gives complete freedom of self-expression, which should stimulate him to raise an important and relevant topic here. The degree of this relevance will be expressed in terms of whether the topic has been raised in the child’s previous responses. By linking the answers received earlier with the child’s reaction to this story, it will be possible to get a more objective picture of children’s problems, experiences, etc. To this end, you can try not to limit yourself to one answer in this tale, but with the help of additional questions, get several of its options.
“One day, a girl suddenly woke up and said: “I had a very bad dream.” What did the girl see in the dream?
Typical normal responses
“I don’t know what he dreamed about;
— At first I remembered, and then I forgot what I dreamed of;
— One scary horror movie;
— He dreamed of a terrible beast;
— He dreamed about how he fell from a high mountain, etc.
Answers to look out for
— He dreamed that his mother (any other family member) died;
— He dreamed that he was dead;
— He was taken by strangers;
“He dreamed that he was left alone in the forest,” etc.
- It should be borne in mind that all children have nightmares. The main attention in the answers should be paid to recurring motifs. If the answers touch on topics already voiced in previous fairy tales, then we are probably dealing with an alarming factor.
Tests
- The Tales of Dr. Louise Duess: Projective Tests for Children
- Fairy tale-test «Chick»
- Tale-test «Lamb»
- Fairy tale test «Parents’ wedding anniversary»
- Tale-test «Fear»
- Fairy tale test «Elephant»
- Fairy tale-test «Walk»
- Tale-test «News»