TEST OF INCOMPLETE PHRASES BY SACKS (FIS)

FAMILY ADAPTATION AREA

1. Attitude towards the father (Sentences 1, 16, 31, and 46)
2. Attitude towards the mother (Phrases 14, 29, 44, and 59)
3. Attitude towards the family unit (Phrases 12, 27, 42, and 57)

In the 4 sentences related to each attitude, the subject is going to express their feelings toward each.
one of the parents separately, and towards the family as a whole.

SEXUAL AREA
Attitude towards men/women (Phrases 10, 25, 40 and 55)
Attitude towards heterosexual relationships (Phrases 11, 26, 41, and 56)

The subject will express in these phrases their attitude towards the opposite sex, towards marriage and
sexual relations.

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AREA

6. Attitude towards friends and acquaintances (Phrases 8, 23, 38, and 53)
7. Attitude towards colleagues at work or school (Phrases 13, 28, 43, and 58)
Attitude towards superiors at work or school (Phrases 6, 21, 36 and 51)
9. Attitude towards subordinates (Phrases 4, 19, 34, and 49)

Through the 16 sentences that make up this area, the examined will express their
feelings towards people outside their home, and their idea of what others feel
regarding him.

SELF-CONCEPT AREA
10. Attitude towards fears (Phrases 7, 22, 37, and 52)
11. Attitude towards feelings of guilt (Sentences 15, 30, 45, and 60)
12. Attitude towards goals (Sentences 3, 18, 33, and 48)
13. Attitude towards one's own abilities (Sentences 2, 17, 32, and 47)
Attitude towards the past (Phrases 9, 24, 39, and 54)
Attitude towards the future (Phrases 5, 20, 35, and 50)

In the 24 sentences of this area, the subject will present a picture of the concept that
he has of himself as he is, how he was, how he hopes to be, and how he truly believes that
will be.

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
In this regard, it is important for the clinician to be able to make a psychodynamic diagnosis of the
examined. It is about exploring the intrapsychic aspects of the subject that are projected
through him via his answers.

In this sense, it is about investigating what their emotional adaptation is, their level of
maturation, as well as the level of reality in which the examined person is located and the way of
response from this.

The following examines several responses from different subjects to the same phrase:
a) Compared to most families, mine... is dreadful.
b) Mine ... does not consider me.
c) Mine ... is acceptable.
d) Mine ... I would like to change it and run away from there.
e) Mine ... considers me a child.
f) Mine ... has taught me things that allow me to help others.

LEVEL OF MATURITY
At this point, it is necessary to explore:

Is it a predominantly mature thought with an appropriate consideration of its

responsibilities and others' interests and needs, or it is immature or egocentric.

When comparing the responses given by these subjects, we find that the response of the letter
(f) is at a higher level of maturity, as there is concern for others and
capacity to give and receive.

In contrast, in the responses where the subject says they are treated like a child, not accepted by
the family, it could be said that the level of maturation is lower.

The answer (c) is a conventional response, not projective like the others, in this.
In a sense, it would be a defensive subject who is only interested in looking good in front of the
others.

MODE OF RESPONSE:
In this regard, the examiner will have to ask themselves the following: Does it respond to the
individual primarily to internal impulses or to environmental stimuli?
For example, a subject says that he fears:
"To distract oneself and be rejected"
I wish I could lose the fear of letting go.
His fears sometimes force him to retreat into his shell.
To vomit

These responses indicate that the subject primarily reacts to their impulses.
interns.

Another person tells us that they are afraid of 'almost nothing, but loud noises scare me.
"feeling uncomfortable." This type of response indicates that the subject has control of the
action, as it handles the conflict.

In the examples given at the beginning of this chapter, we can observe that the subject
that issues response (a), as well as that of response (d), are subjects that
they react primarily to their internal impulses.

EMOTIONAL ADAPTATION
The question that the examiner must ask is:

Are their emotional reactions impulsive or well-controlled in a situation of

tension?
A subject replies: "When luck is against me, I try to calculate what are
my best possibilities.” This type of response speaks to a controlled subject.

In the cases exemplified above, we can observe that the subjects of the
responses (b) and (d) emit impulsive responses, while the responses (c) and
(f) reflect that they are controlled subjects.

LEVEL OF REALITY
Here the question would be:
Is your thinking realistic, autistic, or fantastic?

Attitudes towards the future and towards one's own abilities, goals, fears and
Feelings of guilt provide answers to this question.

In the following responses, we find data on unrealistic aspects of the

subject: "My secret ambition in life is to be a movie star." "I think I have
ability to play with the Yankees team.” “I always wanted to kill
someone." "My idea of a perfect woman is a tigress." "I know it's silly, but I have
fear of you.

Regarding response (d), it is not based on real possibilities, since the

subject cannot change their reality, unlike the response (f) they take in
he/she accounts for his/her situation and the real means available to act.

In this way, we can base our analysis on the responses given in each of
the previously grouped phrases by areas, making hypotheses about the emotions,
attitudes, mechanisms, etc. of the subject.

A skillful and experienced clinician is able to formulate based on the responses of the
Subject, quite complete and complex patterns of personality. It is evident that the
experience, insight, and the clinician's understanding are very important in what is
It refers to working with a projective procedure such as the Incomplete Sentences Test.

It is recommended to carry out the analysis observing this sequence:

Attitude towards the father.
The concept one has of the father will influence the subject's relationships with others.
authority figures, so it is important that the analysis starts with this
aspect. So we will continue with:

Attitude towards superiors.

3. Attitude towards the mother.
The concept of the Father-Mother dyad determines:
4. Attitude towards the family unit.
5. Attitude towards men, women, and one's own psychosexual identity.
The own psychosexual identification (introjection of the same-sex father) and the concept
what has been formed from the opposite sex parent will nuance the:
6. Attitude towards heterosexual relationships.
7. Attitude towards subordinates.
8. Attitude towards subordinates.
9. Attitude towards friends and acquaintances.
10. Attitude towards colleagues at work and school.

Finally, we will analyze the self-concept through:

11. Attitude towards one's own abilities.
12. Attitude towards goals.
13. Fears.
14. Feelings of guilt.
15. Attitude towards the past.
16. Attitude towards the future.

In addition to analyzing the responses, we can complement and enrich the interpretation.
from the test observing the following aspects:
Formal Aspects: Wealth and property of language, simplicity, concreteness, extent
from the response, neatness, verbosity, lapses, corrections, structural defects,
psychotic contents, coherence, congruence. Forms of writing, this allows
evaluate writing problems in children.

Psychomotor speed (bradypsychia, tachypsychia).

depression, anxiety, elation, affective flattening, hypersensitivity

emotional lability, inadequate affections, passivity, negativism, aggressiveness.

d) Thinking: Logical, paralogical, illogical, magical, symbolic.

e) Predominant Cultural Context: Socioeconomic level, academic, rural environment or

urban, national or foreign, religious aspects, political, philosophical or social ideology.

f) Behavioral Aspects: Cooperation, calm or restless attitude, movements

unnecessary, tics, mannerism, gestures, manners, appearance, grooming.

REPORT:
The report must contain the following aspects:
1. Intellectual functioning.
2. Self-concept.
3. Ability to relate and type of relationship established with men, women,
older, younger, objects.
4. Maturity Level: Objectivity, rationality, reflection, efficiency, planning and
goal setting, consideration for others, responsibility, impulse control
frustration tolerance, delay ability, creativity.
5. Defense Mechanisms.
6. Symptomatology.
7. Nosological and/or Psychodynamic Diagnosis.

In this qualitative analysis, there is the advantage of an understanding of psychodynamics.

of the subject much more extensive and rich than in the quantitative analysis. It is suggested to use
this type of method when the evaluation objective is knowledge with greater
depth of the personality of the examined, for example, in the case of the
Psychological evaluation of the subject for treatment and not only for detection
of the degree of difficulty and the detection of the subject's conflict area, as it would be, for
example, in personnel selection and where quantitative analysis would be suggested.
The only disadvantage of qualitative analysis is that the degree of detection is not achieved.
quantitative disturbance, but this can be obtained by performing both
evaluations.
 (SSCT) SACKS Correction Sheet
Instructions. Based on your clinical judgment taking into account factors
inappropriate responses, references, stereotypes, and manifestations of conflict, evaluate
the responses to the SSCT of the subject in the 15 categories listed below, based on the
next stop.
Severely altered, appears to require therapeutic help in the management of the
emotional conflicts in this area.
1.- Moderately altered, has emotional conflicts in this area.
0.- There is no significant alteration in this area.
X.- Uncertain, there is not enough evidence.
I.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE MOTHER. Score ___________
14- My mother
29- My mother and I
I believe that most mothers
I like my mother, but
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
II.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE FATHER. Score_____________
I feel that my father rarely
16- If only my father
I wish my father
I feel that my father
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
III.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS FAMILY UNIT. Score___________
Compared to other families, mine
27- My family treats me like
42- Most of the families I know
When I was a child, my family
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
IV.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE OPPOSITE SEX. Score________________
10- My idea of a perfect woman (man)
25- I think that most girls(boys)
40-I think that most women (men)
55- What I like least about women (men)
INTERPRETIVE SUMMARY:
V.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONS. Score__________
When I see a man and a woman together
I believe that married life
41- If I had sexual relations
56- My sexual life
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
VI.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. Score____________
I believe that a true friend
I don't like people who
38- The people I like the most
53- When I'm not around, my friends
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
VII.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS SUPERIORS AT WORK OR SCHOOL.
Score______________
6- The people who are above me
21- At school, my teachers
36- When I see the boss coming
51- The people I consider my superiors
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
VIII.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS SUPERVISED PERSONS. Score___________
If I were in charge
19- If people worked for me
34- The people who work for me
48- When I give orders, I
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
IX.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS CLASSMATES IN SCHOOL AND WORK.
Score__________
In the tasks, I get along better with
28- Those I work with
43- I like to work with people who
The people who work with me usually
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
X.- FEARS. Score ______________
I know it's silly, but I'm scared of
22-Most of my friends don't know that I am afraid of
37 - I would like to be able to overcome the fear of

52- My fears sometimes force me to

INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
XI.- FEELINGS OF GUILT. Score________________
I would do anything to forget the time when
30- My biggest mistake was
When I was younger, I felt guilty about
60- The worst thing I've done
INTERPRETIVE SUMMARY:
XII.-ATTITUDE TOWARDS ONE'S OWN SKILLS. Score______________
2- When I'm having bad luck
I feel that I have the ability to
My greatest weakness
When luck turns against me
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
XIII.- ACTITUD HACIA EL PASADO. Puntaje______________
9- When I was a child
24- Before
If I were young again
My most vivid childhood memory
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
XIV.- ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE FUTURE. Score____________
5- The future seems to me

20- I hope
35- Someday I
50- After some time I
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
XV.- GOALS. Score_____________
3- I always wanted
I would be perfectly happy if
33- My secret ambition in life
49- What I desire most in life
INTERPRETATIVE SUMMARY:
GENERAL SUMMARY
1.- Main areas of conflict and disruption.
2.- Interrelation between attitudes.
3.- Structure of Personality
A.- Extent to which the subject responds to internal impulses and external stimuli
B.- Emotional adjustment

C.- Maturity
D.- Level of reality
E.- The way in which conflicts are expressed.