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The Somatic Inkblot Test- online version (SIT) was taken by a 32-Year-old married male, working as an executive in the private sector, living in an urban Indian joint family. He complains about insomnia, excessive worrying, having sad mood, irritability, decreased interest in work, and decreased sexual appetite. The SIT images helped in understanding psychopathology of the symptoms and brought on the surface many unpleasant memories such as bullying in the school, conflicting relationship with father and dissatisfied intimate relationship. He felt much relieved after the discussion with the therapist. A few sessions of psychotherapy helped with positive results. His responses projected on the Somatic Inkblot Test have been analyzed using content analysis and psychoanalytic interpretation and discussed in this case study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Projective tests open a window into the inner depth of the unconscious and help in accessing the suppressed and repressed material causing undesirable behavior, unlike the Questionnaire and Rating Scale method. This suppressed and repressed material is brought to the surface in the form of responses and dreams and needs symbolic interpretation and introspection. This paper highlights the efficacy of Somatic Inkblot Test - online version (Dubey et. Al., 2019, Dubey & Dubey, 2021) in two cases: first is a case of major depressive disorder (single episode, mild severity, with anxious distress-mild severity-Code: DSM-5, 296.21), and second is a case of Somatic Symptom Disorder, having mild, predominant pain, with panic attack (Code: DSM-5, 300.82). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]