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                          The Cat Test
 
     To identify emotionally disturbed individuals accurately,
Algozzine, Foster, and Kaufman (1979) developed the CAT TEST.
This simple, yet novel test is easily administered by
professionals, parents, and aides.  It involves three simple
steps.  (1) place testee in empty room facing far wall; (2) place
cat into center of room, close and latch door; (3) after 10
minutes, open the door.  Algozzine, et. al., note that the CAT
TEST allows fine discriminations between subclassifications of
emotional disturbance.  They offer the following guidelines for
interpretation of results.
 
1.   OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE - four neat, meticulous piles of fur to
     be found in the corners of room - cat alive, but cold.
 
2.   SOCIALIZED DELINQUENT - fur scattered randomly about room
     and on testee - cat alive, still cold.
 
3a.  MANIC/DEPRESSIVE (MANIC STAGE) - pieces of cat scattered
     randomly about room - cat terminated.
 
3b.  MANIC/DEPRESSIVE (DEPRESSIVE STAGE) - pieces of testee
     scattered randomly about room - emotional stability of cat
     suspect.
 
4.   PARANOID REACTION - testee cowering in far corner of room -
     cat alive and sleeping in center of room.
 
5.   PSYCOPATHOLOGY - only evidence of cat is skin, wrapped
     loosely about testee's head - cat assumed terminated.
 
6.   SCHIZOPHRENIC REACTION - testee in center of room carrying
     on long existential discussion with cat - cat alive, but
     confused.
 
7.   NEUROTIC REACTION - testee asking cat for advise about
     migraine headache - cat alive and still confused.
 
8.   CATATONIC REACTION - testee in corner of room with back
     arched, hair on end, hissing and refusing to acknowledge
     presence of cat - cat alive, confused, and sexually aroused.