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Need associations and psychopathology.

J L Chambers, M B Surma

    Journal of Personality Assessment
    |August 1, 1977
    PubMed
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    The 1960 Picture Identification Test (PIT) reveals that clinical groups, especially schizophrenics, show distinct need association patterns compared to controls. Maladjusted individuals often struggle with conceptual differentiation of needs.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Psychometrics

    Background:

    • The 1960 Picture Identification Test (PIT) assesses need associations.
    • Murray's needs theory provides a framework for understanding psychological motivations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze need association differences between clinical and control groups using the PIT.
    • To identify specific patterns in need associations related to psychological maladjustment.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the 1960 Picture Identification Test (PIT) to derive association scores for 210 need dyads from 21 Murray needs.
    • Employed t tests to compare association scores between 16 clinical-control group pairs.
    • Clinical groups included categories such as schizophrenic, neurotic, sex disturbance, and behavior disorders.

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    Main Results:

    • Assertive needs yielded the most significant discriminators (p < .05) between clinical and control groups.
    • Schizophrenic groups exhibited the most pronounced differences from normal controls.
    • Schizophrenics under-associated Assertive needs, while other clinical groups over-associated them.
    • Clinical groups generally over-associated 379 need dyads and under-associated 99 need dyads (p < .05).

    Conclusions:

    • Need association patterns differ significantly across various clinical populations compared to controls.
    • Schizophrenia is characterized by a distinct under-association of Assertive needs.
    • Maladjustment is broadly linked to insufficient conceptual differentiation of psychological needs.