PsychoImagination

SHORR IMAGERY TEST (SIT)
JOSEPH E. SHORR, Ph.D.
© 1974

DESCRIPTION:

An individually administered projective test of adult personality developed by Dr. Joseph E. Shorr and his associates at the Institute for Psychoimagination Therapy in Los Angeles, the SIT consists of fifteen (15) items in which the testee is asked to imagine a particular situation and then to expand in a directed way upon the image evoked. Imagery is used as a vehicle to bypass the conscious censor and to reveal the individual's self-image, areas of conflict, and strategies for coping with the world. The imaginary situation provides a window into the world as it is seen by the testee. It is revelatory for both tester and tested.

USE:

The SIT uses imaginary situations as the modality for revealing a wide range of personality variables including: the individual's personal world, relationships between self and others, self-image, sexual attitudes, and internal and external forces acting upon the person. The test is administered verbally to the testee who responds verbally to each imaginary situation. Answers are recorded by the tester. Thus it is suitable for administration to the blind, the illiterate, the physically handicapped. It seeks out the phenomenological world of the person being tested; therefore the intelligence level does not limit its use. It is minimally culture bound and thus is not restricted to any particular national, social, economic, or cultural stratum.

THEORY:

Previous work by Dr. Shorr has shown the importance of visual imagery as an indicator of the personality conflicts, strategies of defense and other ranges of personality functions. The rationale for these beliefs concerning personality conflict is much more extensively stated in Dr. Shorr's books (1972, 1974).

SCORING AND INTERPRETATION:

The test can be scored reliably for degree of conflict in the personality after studying the sample responses given in the Manual. Instructions are given for determining a quantitative score for the test. The most interesting and powerful application of the test is for in-depth personality analysis. A sample of the theoretical basis for such an analysis is given in the monograph included with the set. It contains a near verbatim blind analysis by the Institute staff of one SIT record.

We must point out, however, that formal validation studies needed to support interpretations suggested in the Manual cannot be presented at this time. The interpretations suggested are based on Dr. Shorr's clinical experience with the use of these images as therapeutic tools.

NORMS:

Normative data, based on a sample population of one hundred eighteen (118) junior college students, are included in the Manual.

RESEARCH:

Work in progress includes enlargement of the normative sample; a study to determine if the instrument can be used to predict success or measure change for the participants in a drug rehabilitation program; and a pilot study to predict recidivism among persons convicted of assaultive crimes.

PURCHASERS:

The test is restricted for use by competent clinicians. Purchasers should provide evidence of qualification with their order.

REFERENCES

SHORR, JOSEPH E. Psycho-Imagination Therapy, Intercontinental Medical Book Corporation, New York, 1972.
SHORR, JOSEPH E. Psycho-Therapy through Imagery. Intercontinental Medical Book Corporation, New York, 1974.

PRICE LIST

TEST KITS:

1 Manual
1 Monograph
25 Record Forms
25 Score Sheets $52.50

BLANKS:

25 Record Forms
25 Score Sheets $8.00

SPECIMEN SETS:

1 Record Form
1 Score Sheet $1.50

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SHORR IMAGERY TEST (SIT) JOSEPH E. SHORR, Ph.D. © 1974