Story
Purpose: try to identify the child’s anxiety, unspoken anxiety and fear, as well as hidden desires and expectations, the existence of which adult parents may not be aware.
«One boy (girl — in the version for girls) returned home from a walk (various options are possible here, from which the narrator should choose the one that will be closest to a particular child, for example: he came from school, from the yard where he played football, from his friend, whom he visited, and etc.), and his mother says to him: “It’s good that you came. I need to tell you something.» What exactly does mom want to tell him?
Typical normal responses
— Today we will have guests;
— In the evening we will go to grandma’s;
— Dad brought you a puppy;
— They announced on the radio that there would be a thunderstorm;
— The teacher called and said that tomorrow your class is going on an excursion;
— Mom wanted the boy to go to the store for milk, etc.
Answers to look out for
— Someone died;
— Mom wants to punish the boy because he went for a walk without permission;
— Mom wants to forbid him to play with a neighbor from the 3rd floor;
— Mom and dad are leaving;
— They go to the cinema with dad, and they leave him at home;
— Dad came home drunk and hit mom;
“Tomorrow they will take him to the doctor;
— Mom said that she would go to school with him tomorrow, etc.
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 «Bad dream»