Demers-Desrosiers L A
Psychother Psychosom. 1985;44(2):65-71. doi: 10.1159/000287895.
This paper traces the author's empirical research journey into the measurement of symbolic function as a dimension of alexithymia. The archetypal test with 9 elements (AT9) is proposed as a tool to discrimnate between forms and degrees of disorganization in symbolic behavior of alexithymic subjects. The results seem to indicate that the AT9 test is able to differentiate a primary from a secondary alexithymic subject.
本文追溯了作者将象征性功能作为述情障碍一个维度进行测量的实证研究历程。提出了具有9个元素的原型测试(AT9),作为区分述情障碍受试者象征行为中不同形式和程度紊乱的一种工具。结果似乎表明,AT9测试能够区分原发性和继发性述情障碍受试者。