Christiana Morgan

Non-Fiction Author
BIRTHDAY
October 6,1897
Birthplace
Massachusetts
Age
Mar 14,1967,age 69
Birth Sign
Libra
BIRTHDAY
October 6,1897 (age Mar 14,1967,age 69)
Birthplace
Massachusetts

About

Harvard psychoanalyst who helped to develop the Thematic Apperception Test, a psychological instrument that uses pictures to reveal a person's core needs. She is also known for her lengthy love affair with fellow psychologist Henry Murray.

Before Fame

During the 1918 flu outbreak, she worked in New York City as a nurse.

Trivia

She was a painter as well as a psychologist, and her artwork was featured prominently in the Thematic Apperception Test.

Family Life

She married William Morgan in 1919. They had a son, Thomas.

Associated With

Her hypnosis sessions with psychiatrist Carl Jung inspired her to begin work on the Thematic Apperception Test.