The Rorschach: A Comprehensive System, Vol 1: Basic Foundations

by John E. Exner Jr.

The Rorschach A Comprehensive System Volume 2: Interpretation Second Edition John E. Exner, Jr. The second volume in John E. Exner’s groundbreaking work, this book is devoted to advanced scoring and interpretation, including structural assessment, content assessment, and diagnosis and prediction, as well as special issues relating to specifics of interpretation for various pathological conditions. This revised and expanded Second Edition includes findings from more than 300 studies involving more than 12,000 subjects—including young and old, patients and nonpatients—conducted since 1982. Also new to this edition are a chapter on simulation and malingering and one on issues in researching the test. 1991 (0 471-85080-2) 476 pp. The Rorschach A Comprehensive System Volume 3: Assessment of Children and Adolescents John E. Exner, Jr. and Irving B. Weiner The third volume in this highly successful series offers practitioners a single source to the essential interpretive skills for establishing accurate psychological descriptions of younger clients using the Rorschach Test. Data collected from more than 1,800 non-patient children—ages 5 through 16—provides a solid normative base for interpretation. Nineteen case studies demonstrate the use of the test for personality description, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning in cases involving schizophrenia, depression, and learning and behavior problems. 1982 (0 471-09364-5) 449 pp. Handbook of Psychological Assessment Second Edition Gary Groth-Marnat Offers step-by-step guidance to the selection, administration, evaluation, and interpretation of the WlSC-R and WAIS-R; Bender Visual Motor Gestalt; MMPI/MMPI-2; TAT; Rorschach; CPI; and projective drawings. It also offers a rational approach to integrating test results, interview data, and behavioral measurements into a psychological report. New to this edition are chapters on the context of clinical assessment; interview techniques; behavioral assessment; a review of the MMPI-2 (revised); a new scoring system for the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test; a section on clinical judgment; and more. 1990 (0 471-51034-3) 594 pp.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

642 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

Reviews

[Liam O'Leary · Rating 3 out of 5]

The definitive source material for anyone wanting to understand the practice and interpretation of the Rorshach test. Exner proposes a quantitative system for interpreting Rorshach test responses.

This first book explains the principles, the second book includes the more advanced scoring method for actually performing the test by Exner's standard. It is a big book, but with persistence, you can skim through to what you need to know.

Regardless of whether you agree with it or not as a legal standard of mental health, the book does fairly well at portraying its message: it is well structured and organised for people fairly new to this but who have a basic general familiarity with psychology texts.

One of the hiliarious things about the test, and one to remember, is that no matter how insane the images you say you are seeing in a given inkblot, if you explicitly declare that they are cartoon images (i.e. I am seeing a cartoon of [insert horrific imagery here]), you are seen as no less sane (if anything, more) than if you had made no response at all.

In short: shaky foundations, but consistent methodology.

[Lesley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't roll your eyes about the ink blot test. An expertly adminstered, scored, and interpreted protocol can be admissible in a court of law!

[Peregrine 12 · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dude, I feel sick. Is that a guy wearing a tux made of bacon? Just kidding - it's a tee shirt. Made of bacon.