Projective Test Content During Pregnancy and Postpartum Adjustment

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Rorschach and TAT protocols of 30 pregnant primiparas were analyzed. Fourteen of these women were judged to be well adjusted during the first 6 weeks postpartum and 16 were judged to be poorly adjusted during this period. In their antepartum Rorschachs, well adjusted women gave a significantly higher ratio of female to male percepts than did poorly adjusted women. In their TAT protocols, well adjusted women gave a significantly higher number of themes reflecting acceptance of the maternal or feminine role than did poorly adjusted women. It is concluded that, during pregnancy, subsequently poorly adjusted women were more preoccupied with their pregnancy and rejecting of the role of motherhood than were subsequently well adjusted women.

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