TAT

Theme
Pronunciation: 'thEm Function: noun Etymology: Middle English teme, theme, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin thema, from Greek, literally, something laid down, from tithenai to place --1 a : a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation b : a specific and distinctive quality, characteristic, or concern

Ap·per·cep·tion:
Pronunciation: -'sep-sh&nFunction: noun Etymology: French aperception, from apercevoir, from Middle French aperceivre, from a- (from Latin ad-) + perceivre to perceive1 : introspective self-consciousness2 : mental perception; especially : the process of understanding something perceived in terms of previous experience - ap·per·cep·tive /-'sep-tiv/ adjective

The Thematic Apperception Test:
(TAT) is, along with the Rorschach, among the most widely used, researched, and taught projective tests in existence. It consists of a series of pictures of relatively ambiguous scenes to which subjects are requested to make up stories or fantasies concerning what is, has, and is going to happen, along with a description of the thoughts and feelings of the various characters depicted. The test protocol thus provides the examiner with a rich source of data, based on the subject's perceptions and imagination, for use in the understanding of the subject's current needs, motives, emotions, and conflicts, both conscious and unconscious. Its use in clinical assessment is generally part of a larger battery of tests and interview data.

I'm sorry I can't post the pictures of the TAT, some of them are quite lovely, but I'd jeopardize a license I don't have.