Kuch conflicts aise hote hain jo insaan ke andar itne gehre chhupe hote hain ki na woh kisi ko keh pata hai, na khud samajh pata hai.
Yeh hota hai sexual conflict, ya deep mental conflict, jise chhupaya jaata hai – kabhi society ke darr se, kabhi apno ke.
Lekin jab inhe daba diya jaata hai, tab woh andar hi andar alag-alag forms mein bahar nikalne lagte hain – jaise suicidal thoughts, murderous instincts, ya overpowering sexual urges.
In deep conflicts ko samajhne ke liye psychologists ne kuch smart techniques banayi – jaise:
Patient apne hisaab se kahani banata hai. Kahani mein uske andar ke emotions, conflicts, aur real life problems project ho jaate hain.
Jaise:
“Ye aadmi iska pati hai, dono mein jhagda ho gaya hai. Jo peeche khada hai woh iska baap hai jo nahi chahta ki ye talaaq le…”
Is kahani se therapist samajh jata hai ki patient ke ghar mein tension hai, kisi na kisi form mein. Matlab, patient ne apne real life ke issues picture mein daal diye.
Bachon ke liye alag cards hote hain, kyunki unke emotional conflicts alag hote hain. Jaise:
Baccha kehta hai:
“Ye wala bachcha master ji ko angur laata hai, isliye sign milte hain. Main nahi laata, mujhe daant padti hai.”
Yahan se therapist samajh leta hai ki baccha feel kar raha hai ki uske sath unfair ho raha hai. Bachpan ke conflicts bhi picture ke zariye bahar aa jaate hain.
Is test mein ek paper par random ink (kali syahi) girayi jaati hai – bina kisi design ke.
Therapist patient se poochta hai:
“Ismein tumhe kya dikh raha hai?”
Ek patient kehta hai:
“Doctor saab, mujhe toh bada sa chooha dikh raha hai, bhaag raha hai!”
Dusra kehta hai:
“Yeh toh Indra Dev haathi par chadh ke ja rahe hain!”
Isse kya samjha jaata hai?
Jo cheez patient ke andar gehri chhupi hoti hai – jaise sexual desire, violent soch ya guilt, woh is test mein ubhar kar aata hai. Isse therapist andaza laga leta hai ki patient ke mann mein kya chal raha hai.
Kabhi-kabhi patient chhupane ki koshish karta hai. Dar hota hai ki:
“Agar bata diya ki mujhe kya dikh raha hai, toh doctor kya sochenga?”
Isliye therapists patient ka trust jeetne ke liye unko relax karne ki koshish karte hain – jaise halka music, ya ek sutta bhi de diya jaye (old practices), taaki woh khulkar bol sakein.
Inkblot test ka power ismein hai ki:
Isse mental illnesses ka pattern bhi samjha ja sakta hai.