Fiction may be used in psychotherapy to assist in the revelation of the patient's total personality and his obscured goals. The portrayal of the individual's problems as he imagines them can extend the analyst's understanding of traits and provide a means of illumination leading to the patient's self-understanding. The fiction test may consist of (1) discussing those stories, either recent or remembered from childhood which the individual considers particularly impressive, and (2) prescribing certain titles and analyzing the patient's reaction to them.
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