this "explains" it all! :-)


Subject: this "explains" it all! :-)
From: Carole Sussman (csussman@ucsd.edu)
Date: Fri Jun 18 1999 - 11:51:23 CDT


>NO CHEATING!
>That will take all the fun out of it. This is a very interesting test. Try
>it. Have a pen and paper handy before youread any further. As soon as you
>read a question, write the answer right away.
>Make sure to answer questions 1-10 before moving on...NO CHEATING
>
>Read the following questions, imagining the scenes in yourmind, and write
down
>the FIRST thing that you visualize. Do not think about the questions
>excessively.
>
> 1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who are you
>walking with?
>
> 2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of
>animal
> is it?
>
> 3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?
>
> 4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing and before you
>is your dream house. Describe its size?
>
> 5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?
>
> 6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the
>dining room table. Describe what you see on AND around the table.
>
> 7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass is a
>cup. What material is the cup made of?
>
> 8. What do you do with the cup?
>
> 9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you
>findyourselfstanding at the edge of a body of water. What type of body
>of water is it?
>
> 10. How will you cross the water?
>
>
>
>
>
>ANSWERS:
>This has been a relational psychology test. The answers given to the
>questions have been shown to have a relevance to values and ideals that we
>hold in our personal lives. The analysis is as follows:
>
> 1. The person who you are walking with is the most important person
>in your life.
>
> 2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of
>the size
> of your problems.
>
> 3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is
>representative of how you deal with your problems. (Passive/aggressive)
>
> 4. The size of your dream house is representative of the size of
>yourambition to resolve your problems.
>
> 5. No fence is indicative of an open personality. People are welcome
>at
> all times. The presence of a fence indicates a close personality.
>You'd prefer
> people not to drop by unannounced.
>
> 6. If your answer did not include food, people, or flowers,thenyou are
> generally unhappy.
>
> 7. The durability of the material with which the cup is made of is
> representative of the perceived durability of your relationship with
>the
> person named in number 1. For example, Styrofoam, plastic,and paper
>are
> all disposable, metal and plastic are durable.
>
> 8. Your disposition of the cup is representative of yourattitude
>towards
> the person in number 1.
>
> 9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of
>your sexual desire
>
> 10. How wet you get in crossing the water is indicative of the
>relative
> importance of your sex life.
Carole Sussman, Ph.D.
Administrative Director
AIDS Research Institute/Center for AIDS Research
University of California San Diego

Phone: 619-534-5545
Fax: 619-822-1934

NOTE: area code change to 858 on June 12,1999



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