For Kelley, Jarrett, David, Jill, Lauren, & Becky

Garb, H. N., Wood, J. M., Lilienfeld, S. O., & Nezworski, M. T. (2002). Effective use of projective techniques in clinical practice: Let the data help with selection and interpretation. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 33, 454-463.

1. Briefly describe the case of Dr. B presented in this article. Do you find this case to be a compelling one for the debate over the use of projective tests? Why or why not?
2. Garb and colleagues (2002) note that “research evidence suggests that the use of CS norms causes psychologists to overperceive psychopathology” (p. 456). What findings do they cite to support this claim? How would you interpret those findings?
3. What projective test indices do Garb et al. (2002) note to be well supported by the available research? Note what clinical problems are associated with each index, and indicate the direction of the effect (i.e., high X from test Y is associated with problem Z).