SACHS Sentence Completion Test
SACHS Sentence Completion Test
SACHS Sentence Completion Test
Interpretation Guide
2 = feels extreme hostility and contempt with overt death wishes.
1 = admires father but wishes that their relationship were closer.
0 = expresses complete satisfaction with father’s personality.
Interpretation Guide
2 = completely rejects and depreciates mother whom he considers over demanding.
1 = Sees mother’s fault but accepts and tolerates differences.
0 = express only positive feelings towards the mother
Interpretation Guide
2 = feels rejected by the family which lacks solidarity and which has constantly contended
with difficulties.
1 = aware that the family does not recognize him as a mature person but has no difficulty
in relating with them.
0 = instability of the family domicile has had little effect on his favorable feeling towards
them.
Interpretation Guide
2 = extremely suspicious, possible homosexual tendency
1 = high ideas but ambivalent feelings.
0 = only minor or superficial criticisms
ATTITUDE TOWARDS HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
11. When I see a man and woman together, I adore them.
26. My feeling about married life should have an open communication.
41. If I had sex relation, I will be faithful.
56. My view of sex life is the emotional connection between two people.
Interpretation Guide
2 = appears to have given up achieving good sexual adjustment
1 = deserved sexual experiences but reservation about his ability to maintain
marital relationship.
0 = indicates satisfaction towards this area
Interpretation Guide
2 = suspicious and apparently seclusive
1= seems to wait approval of others before committing himself emotionally
0 = express mutual relationship with friends and self
Interpretation Guide
2 = feels he can handle or control hostility in handling others
1 = feels capable of doing good supervisory but has misgivings about assuming
an authoritarian role.
0 = feels controllable and well accepted by subordinates.
Interpretation Guide
2 = resents or fear authority
1 = mild difficulty in accepting difficulty
Interpretation Guide
2 = feels rejected by colleagues, and condemns them
1 = has some difficulty at work and depends on colleagues
0 = expresses good mutual feelings
FEAR
7. I know it is silly, but I am afraid of
22. Most of my friends don’t know that I am afraid of
37. I wish I could lose the fear of
52. My fears sometimes force me to
Interpretation Guide
2 = disturbed by the apparent fear of loving, possibility to control his feelings
1 = fear of self-assertion which is fairly common and not pervasive.
0 = lack of fear
GUILT FEELING
15. I would do anything to forget the time when my sister used to scold me.
30. My greatest mistake was worrying about my future.
45. When I was young, I felt guilty about being late.
60. The worst thing I ever did was being perfectionist.
Interpretation Guide
2 = concerned with spiritual feeling and physical sex drives
1 = has regret over past and seems mildly disturbed by his failure to control his trouble.
0 = does not seem to be aware of guilt feelings
Interpretation Guide
2 = feels completely incompetent and hopeless
1 = feels he has a specific ability but tends to fear difficulty
0 = confident on his ability to overcome obstacles
Interpretation Guide
2 = feels rejected and isolated
1 = feels well adjusted
0 = no significant disturbance in the past
Interpretation Guide
2 = pessimistic, no hope in his own resources for happiness and success
1 = unsure of himself but tries to be optimistic
0 = seems confident in achieving his goals
GOALS
3. I always wanted to be healthy and happy.
18. I would be perfectly happy if my family and I are always happy.
48. What I want most out in life is to be kind and happy.
53. When I’m not around, my friends calls to check on me.
Interpretation Guide
2 = lack of motivation for achievement
1 = desires material things for family as well as for himself