[The interaction TAT - an auxiliary method in the diagnosis of marital crises]

Out of the need for an auxiliary method, that provides a comprehension representation of matrimonial relationships, the classical TAT procedure was modified to an interactional TAT. The question, whether this modified procedure is suitable as a diagnostic tool, was cause to analyse an extremely selected group of persons. The confirmation of hypotheses deducted from theoretical considerations, permits the statement, that the modified TAT procedure (Interactional-TAT) represents a superior instrument in matrimonial therapy. Its particular merit consists in the variability of tables and the various possibilities of adjustment to the special problem, the therapist is faced with.