Conceitos fundamentais dos métodos projetivos

Abstract

The objective of this article is to collaborate to strengthen the trust in the use of the projective methods in processes of psychological diagnosis. The associations produced to the ambiguous materials are considered as expressions of the personality. With the psychoanalysis as the main scenery, this paper exposes some theoretical concepts that make possible the interpretation of the projective materials. In the first part of the paper, four concepts are examined: projection and their different variations, elaboration of fantasies, personification and compromise formation. Soon afterwards, some projective techniques are presented, and the effectiveness of them is illustrated through drawings and paintings.