Sack’s Sentence Completion Test (SSCT) Report

Rachana Muralidhar

Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) MPS 451: Psychodiagnostic Lab

- II

Dr. Shaharban Banu

January 18, 2023

Name: NK

Age: 27

Referral: referred from psychiatrist

Test Administered: Sentence Completion Test

Purpose for Testing:

Date of testing: 12/01/23

Behavioral Observations: Client was anxious and seemed to think for little longer intervals for a

good number of items. She took around 1.5 hours to complete. Client asked a lot of doubts in

during the test administration regarding the test items.

Results

Table 1

Client scores on sub-domains

Domain Sub Domain Item Numbers Total Score

Attitude towards mother 14, 29, 44, 59 5

Attitude towards father 1, 17, 32, 46 7

Family Attitude towards family unit 12, 27, 42, 57 5

A.T Women 10, 25, 40, 55 3

Sex Area A.T Hetrosexual Relationships 11, 26, 41, 56 6

A.T Superiors at school and

work 8, 23, 38, 53 0

Interpersonal
A.T people supervised 4, 19, 34, 48 1
Relationships
 A.T Friends and Acquaintances 6, 21, 36, 51 1

A.T. Colleagues at work or

school 13, 28, 43, 58 0

Fears 7, 22, 37, 52 2

Guilt feelings 15, 30, 45, 60 6

A.T own abilities 2, 16, 31, 47 0

A.T past 9, 24, 39, 54 4

A.T future 5, 20, 35, 50 1

Self-concept Goals 3, 18, 33, 49 0

Test Interpretation

1. Family

Attitude Towards Father

The client’s relationship with the father is hostile and contemptuous. She overtly

expresses her wish that her father “is not there” in her life, as she feels that he failed to fulfill his

role as one. The client describes the father to be money minded and to be preoccupied with his

own needs.

Attitude Towards Mother

The client’s relationship with her mother is ambivalent.Her relationship with her mother

has gotten better over time.However, she feels that she is not important enough for her mother;

who is always busy and prefers her brother over her.

Attitude Towards Family Unit

 The client feels rejected by her family and feels that they “treat her like a mistake” and

that “ they did not have time for her”. She has a comprehensive idea of what an ideal family

should look like and considers herself belonging to one that is not the norm.

2. Sex Area

Attitude Towards Women

The client views women as powerful and beautiful. The client is strong, independent, and

wishes to stand on her own and not rely on a man.

Attitude Towards Heterosexual Relationship

She has a negative attitude towards heterosexual relationships. She views married life as

a commitment that she wants to stay clear of. The client’s sexual life is boring.

3. Interpersonal Relationships

The client has a positive attitude towards friends and colleagues at work. Her

supervisors are encouraging and supportive and she shows no signs of reluctance in

taking orders from them.

4. Self concept

Attitude Towards Past

The client describes her childhood experiences to be negative and traumatic. She holds

many regrets about her past and wishes to have done things differently.

Guilt Feelings

Feelings of guilt have been a prominent theme throughout the client’s life. There is a lot

of shame that the client experiences with regard to the experience of sexual abuse. The client

feels that other people exercise a lot of power on her emotions and the way she is feeling.

Attitude Towards Future

 The client shows optimistic behavior and hopes for a brighter future. She seems confident

in her abilities to achieve her goals and shows positive expectations.

Discussion

Based on the results of the test the client has good working interpersonal relationships

and finds it easier to mingle and make friends and face no issues with her work relationship. Her

attitude towards the future and women show that she will be able to manifest her potential and

achieve the goals she set for herself. The principal areas of conflict include mother, father, family

unit, past and guilt feelings. Client has unresolved issues from the past regarding her mother and

father and attribute that to growing up in an unhealthy environment. The client was sexually

abused as a child and holds guilt feelings and shame.

Recommendation

Interventions to improve self-confidence could include praise and appreciation from

significant others and loved ones, which could gradually be internalized to boost her confidence.

Further, therapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy may be used to identify and deal with

negative thoughts and feelings regarding past and family.