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PHOTO AND PROFESSIONS TEST – BBT

The Photo and Professions Test - BBT is a projective method for evaluating aptitudes.
professionals that can be applied to individuals from the age of 12, with time of
free application. The BBT - (acronym for the German Berufsbildertest) was created by Martin Achtnich
(1918 - 1996), Swiss psychologist, philosopher, and educator, with theoretical basis in Leopold Szondi from whom
was a disciple. The test was developed in Switzerland in 1961 and published only in 1978, after
sixteen years of studies and research in the field of career guidance, the same
It presents in two versions: feminine and masculine and is frequently used in various

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professional areas and personnel development. Its Brazilian version was published in 1991
by André Jacquemin, who conducted studies that validated the accuracy of the test in Brazil.

The test follows the theoretical basis of Leopold Szondi (1893 - 1986), a Medical Psychopathologist and
Hungarian psychoanalyst, who believed that the environment has the power to shape man, but that the
genetic inheritance and drive factors will determine to what extent the individual will be shaped by
environment, therefore, preached that most of the things that define people's destiny such as:
Profession, friendships, romantic choices, diseases, and even death are partially governed.
through the hidden genetic inheritances within the subject itself.

Based on this theoretical foundation, Martin Achtnich created the BBT test determining eight
factorial tendencies of inclination taken from Szondi's theory. For the author, the "vocation" for
acting in any professional field will require not only skills and training but also an inclination towards it
individual for the completion of the task, in conjunction with their personal interests and needs,
thus these activities will be humanized and socialized in their historical, social, and
cultural.

The original BBT featured 96 black and white photographs in 10 cm by 10 cm format.

showing men working in various professions. In 1973, the version was developed.
female from the test with 100 photographs of women working in various sectors. As for the
The Brazilian adaptation replaced almost a third of the original photographs, inserting the test.
for the cultural reality of Brazilian professions, thus forming a set of 112
photographs to be analyzed by the testing.

Inclination factors presented in the test:

W - Tenderness, femininity, devotion.

K -Strength, physical strength, hardness, stubbornness, aggression.

Social sense, with two trends:

Sh - availability to help, do good, heal, participate.
Being - energy, courage, dynamism, need for movement and action.

Z - Need to show, to represent, aesthetics.

V - Understanding, reason, logic, need for knowledge, clarity, rationalization, limitation

and determination.

G -Spirit, inspiration, creative imagination, creativity, idea, intuition, tendency towards expansion.

M - Matter, substance, relation to possession (anality).

O -Orality, with two trends:

Or - need to speak, communication, kindness,
On - relation with food, eating.

The subject's inclinations will emerge from the presentation of the 112 photographs (cards)
what composes the test, which will be presented by the administrator, after being analyzed by the individual
he should classify them according to his strictly personal criteria as:

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As that attract them;
So he rejects it;
As for those who are indifferent to you;
As they present positive aspects to him;
As they present negative aspects;
And they are neutral to you.

The photos that positively attract the subject are grouped and then commented on by
analyzed individual, one by one. Among them, the examinee should choose the five photos with the
which he identifies with the most in order of preference, justifying his choice. The evaluator
you can ask the test taker to write a story involving the five images, to arrive at
a more accurate conclusion of the preferences of the subject analyzed, in this process the Psychologist
gathers elements that emerge from verbalized associations, adding a higher level of
consistency to the correction technique.

Based on the data reported by the individual, the evaluator will correct the test aiming at
achieve the same goal, namely: Classify the professional inclination of the analyzed subject.
In the correction protocol, the psychologist records the chosen images according to their polarity:
neutral, (+) or (-). On the back are noted the verbalized associations of the applicant for the
different groups of photos of positive choice.

The test was approved by SATEPSI on two distinct occasions, in 2002 in its version
male in 2004 in the female version, as per the table below:

- -
BBT - Women's Br - Test No Favorable
2004 CETEPP 22/03/2005 30/05/2005 13/08/2005 - -
of Profession Photos it is (13/08/2005)
- -

BBT

- -
BBT (Photo Test of 2nd 13/12/2002 10/04/2003 Favorable
2000 CETEPP 14/05/2002 - -
Profession). Edition 14/04/2003 28/06/2003 (06/11/2003)
- -

GENERAL TEST INFORMATION

1.1.Título:

The Photo and Profession Test – BBT (acronym from the German Berufsbildertest).

1.2. Original author(s):

Martin Achtnich (1918 - 1996).

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1.3. Editors of the Original:

Martin Achtnich (1918 - 1996).

1.4. Translation editor(s):

André Jacquemin

THEORETICAL ASPECTS

The test follows the theoretical foundation of Leopold Szondi (1893 - 1986), a medical psychopathologist and
Hungarian psychoanalyst, who believed that the environment has the power to shape man, but that the
genetic inheritance and drive factors will determine to what extent the individual will be shaped by
environment, therefore, preached that most of the things that define people's destiny such as:
Profession, friendships, romantic choices, and even illnesses and their death are partially governed
through the hidden genetic inheritances in the subject itself.

OBJECTIVES AND NATURE OF THE TEST

[Link] – o que o teste pretende avaliar:

Classify the professional inclination of the subject analyzed.

1.2. Population - age range that can be subjected to the test:

Individuals from the age of 12.

[Link] of the material test to be used:

112 photographs (cards);

Free Duration;
The application will be made individually in a private environment;
The application must be carried out by a properly trained psychologist.

[Link] for correction and interpretation - how the correction and interpretation is done
test:

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The photos that positively attract the subject are grouped and then commented on by the individual.
analyzed, one by one. Among them, the analyst must choose the five photos with which he
but identify by order of preference, justifying your choice. The evaluator may
ask the test subject to write a story involving the five images, to arrive at a
a more accurate conclusion of the preferences of the analyzed subject, in this process the Psychologist gathers
elements that emerge from verbalized associations adding a higher level of consistency to
correction technique. In the correction protocol, the psychologist records the chosen images.
according to its polarity: neutral, (+) or (-). On the back, the verbalized associations are noted.
of applying to the different groups of photos of positive choice.

[Link] instruments:

No other instrument that simulates the BBT has been verified.

[Link] status in relation to SATEPSI – approved or disapproved for use, dates of

approval or disapproval:

- -
BBT - Women's Br - Test No Favorable
2004 CETEPP 22/03/2005 30/05/2005 13/08/2005 - -
of Profession Photos consta (13/08/2005)
- -

BBT

- -
BBT (Photo Test of 2nd 13/12/2002 10/04/2003 Favorable
2000 CETEPP 14/05/2002 - -
Profession). Edition 14/04/2003 28/06/2003 (06/11/2003)
- -

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

The BBT test has significant importance for vocational guidance and training
it can be used as a psychological tool in companies, schools, institutions to
better placement of personnel in the job market. Due to being a test that meets a vast
public, as its application may occur in individuals from adolescence (12 years old), if
becomes an indispensable tool for better matching individuals to their vocations and
also to help in testing your possible professional skills.

REFERENCES:

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ACHTNICH, M. (1991). BBT –Teste de Fotos de Profissões. São Paulo: Cetepp.

JACQUEMIN, A. (2000). BBT-br – OTeste de Fotos de Profissões: Normas – Adaptação
Brazilian - Case Studies. São Paulo: Cetepp.
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