Аннотация:The paper looks into the association between fundamental and applied research in clinical psychology, showing their interdependence and mutual determination. The development of projective methodology in practical and experimental psychology is reviewed. It is shown that advancement and reflection of projective methodology evolves in cycles. Based on the author’s own experience of research with children, a possibility of transition to a new level of projective work is discussed. At this stage, which marks the beginning of a new cycle, it becomes possible to transcend the existing projective methodology retaining its advantages and reaching new possibilities for objectivation and analysis of the inner dialogues and self-awareness.
Keywords: inner dialogue; psychotherapy; self-consciousness; projective methods; history of projective methods; cycles in the development of projective methodology; conditions for actualization of projective material; role of the researcher