Klinik ve adli bağlamda ruhsal travmanın değerlendirilmesinde Minnesota Çok Yönlü Kişilik Envanteri, Tematik Algı Testi ve Rorschach Mürekkep Lekeleri Testi’nin kullanımı

Year 2022, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 232 - 248, 25.08.2022

Burcu Kahveci Öncü Bahar Baştuğ

https://doi.org/10.5455/kpd.26024438m000063

Abstract

Travma sonrası stres bozukluğu (TSSB) genel olarak kişinin ölüm ya da ciddi yaralanma tehdidine maruz kalmasına bağlı olarak ortaya çıkabilen bir ruh sağlığı problemidir. Belirtileri açısından farklı tanılarla karıştırılma olasılığı yüksek olan TSSB’nin klinik açıdan değerlendirilmesinde psikolojik ölçme araçlarına sıklıkla başvurulmaktadır. Adli konularda ise özellikle tazminat talepleri sebebiyle yapılan başvurularda ruh sağlığı alanında çalışan kişiler sıklıkla TSSB’nin varlığını değerlendirmek durumunda kalmaktadır. Bu çalışmada klinik ve adli psikolojik değerlendirmede sık kullanılan Minnesota Çok Yönlü Kişilik Envanteri (MMPI), Tematik Algı Testi (TAT) ve Rorschach Mürekkep Lekeleri Testi ile travma mağduru kişilerin değerlendirildiği çalışmalarda ortaya çıkan profil özelliklerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bunun yanında alanyazındaki bilgilerin derlenerek sunulması da amaçlar arasındadır. Yapılan çalışmalar MMPI, TAT ve Rorschach Mürekkep Lekeleri Testi’nin travmanın değerlendirilmesinde başarıyla kullanılabilen araçlar olduğunu göstermekte ancak tanısal ya da adli karar verirken tek başına testlerden elde edilen bilgilerin yanıltıcı sonuçlar doğurabileceği de sıklıkla vurgulanmaktadır. Bu tür durumlarda psikolojik değerlendirme araçlarının kullanımı özellikle önemli olup bu değerlendirmeleri yapan kişilerin de konuyla ilgili alanyazın bilgisine hâkim olması ve güncel çalışmaları takip etmesi yapılan değerlendirmelerin daha doğru şekilde ele alınmasını sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

travma, psikolojik testler, adli değerlendirme, MMPI, TAT, Rorschach Mürekkep Lekeleri Testi

The use of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and Rorschach Inkblot Test in the evaluation of mental trauma in clinical and forensic context

Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that can occur generally because of the threat of death or serious injury. Psychological assessment tools are often used in the clinical evaluation of PTSD, whose symptoms are likely to be confused with different diagnoses. In forensic areas, people working in the mental health field often have to evaluate the presence of PTSD, especially in applications with compensation claims. This study, it was aimed to examine the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), and Rorschach Inkblot Test which are widely used in clinical and forensic psychological evaluation, and the profile characteristics that emerge in the studies where trauma victims are evaluated. Besides, the presentation of compiled information in the literature is also among the aims of this study. Studies showed that MMPI, TAT, and Rorschach Inkblot Test can be used successfully in the evaluation of trauma, but it is frequently emphasized that the information obtained from the tests alone can cause misleading results when deciding on diagnosis or forensic situations. In such cases, it is especially important to use psychological evaluation tools, and mental health professionals evaluating PTSD should have knowledge of the literature on this subject and follow current studies and so it could be ensured that the evaluations are handled more accurately.

Keywords

trauma, psychological tests, forensic evaluation, MMPI, TAT, Rorschach Inkblot Test

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