Analysis

The Personal Sentence Completion Inventory (PSCI) is a projective psychological tool designed to assess an individual’s self-perception, attitudes, and psychological dynamics through the completion of unfinished sentences. This tool allows participants to freely express their thoughts and feelings, revealing their underlying beliefs, desires, and conflicts. It is particularly useful for assessing psychological state, interpersonal relationships, and emotional needs.

Purpose

The purpose of the scale is:
Assessment of Self-Perception: To examine an individual’s perceptions of themselves and their personal identity.
Understanding Psychological Dynamics: To analyze the underlying conflicts, desires, and emotions that affect psychological well-being.
Support for Therapeutic Interventions: To assist in the development of therapeutic strategies based on the individual’s needs and psychological dynamics.
Promotion of Psychological Research: To enhance scientific research concerning projective techniques and their use in understanding human behavior.

Scoring

The PSCI consists of a series of incomplete sentences that participants are asked to complete. The responses are not scored on a predetermined scale but are qualitatively analyzed by the psychologist or therapist to highlight themes, thought patterns, and emotional reactions. The analysis of the responses provides an image of the individual’s psychological state.

References

Rotter, J. B., & Rafferty, J. E. (1950). The Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank: College Form. Psychological Corporation.
Sacks, J. M., & Levy, S. (1950). The Sentence Completion Test. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 14(5), 376–383.
Holaday, M., Smith, D. A., & Sherry, A. (2000). Sentence Completion Tests: A Review of the Literature and Results of a Survey of Members of the Society for Personality Assessment. Journal of Personality Assessment, 74(3), 371–383.
Luborsky, L., & Barrett, M. S. (2007). The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme Method: A Standardized Method for Investigating Interpersonal Themes in Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research, 17(4), 421–432.
Weiner, I. B., & Greene, R. L. (2008). Handbook of Personality Assessment. John Wiley & Sons.