The Fairy Tale Test (FTT)

The Fairy Tale Test is a projective test for children aged 6-12 years. FTT is a projective personality measure that provides a comprehensive evaluation of the child’s personality. The test consists of 21 cards that depict popular fairy tale characters that are administered in sets of three. Having three versions of the same character allows the child to project different aspects of self and activates the emergence of several defense mechanisms such as undoing, reaction formation, and splitting.

The test is administered in the form of a semi-structured interview. Children’s responses are interpreted in a quantitative and qualitative way. Quantitative interpretation includes the rating of 30 personality variables on a 1–3 scale, while qualitative evaluation consists of the analysis of ego functions and the nature of anxiety.