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The '''Rorschach test''' ({{IPA-de|ʁoɐˈʃax}} ) (also known as the '''Rorschach inkblot test''' or simply as an '''Inkblot test''') is a method of ] in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using, depending on the ], intuitive insight, complex scientifically derived ]s, or both. Some psychologists use this test to try to examine the personality characteristics and emotional functioning of their patients. It has been employed in diagnosing underlying thought disorder and differentiating ] from nonpsychotic thinking in cases where the patient is reluctant to admit openly to psychotic thinking.<ref name='Gacano1994a'>{{harv|Gacano|J. Reid Meloy|1994}}</ref> The test takes its name from that of its creator, Swiss psychologist ]. | The '''Rorschach test''' ({{IPA-de|ʁoɐˈʃax}} ) (also known as the '''Rorschach inkblot test''' or simply as an '''Inkblot test''') is a method of ] in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using, depending on the ], intuitive insight, complex scientifically derived ]s, or both. Some psychologists use this test to try to examine the personality characteristics and emotional functioning of their patients. It has been employed in diagnosing underlying thought disorder and differentiating ] from nonpsychotic thinking in cases where the patient is reluctant to admit openly to psychotic thinking.<ref name='Gacano1994a'>{{harv|Gacano|J. Reid Meloy|1994}}</ref> The test takes its name from that of its creator, Swiss psychologist ]. |
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For the band, see Rorschach Test (band).The ten inkblots of the Rorschach test available under International Standard Book Number 3-456-82605-2.
See also
- Holtzman Inkblot Test - a similar inkblot test designed to correct the limitations of the Rorschach
- Pareidolia
- Picture Arrangement Test
- Projective test
- Thematic Apperception Test
References
- Rorschach, H. (1998), Psychodiagnostics: A Diagnostic Test Based on Perception, Cambridge, MA, Hogrefe Publishing Corp., 10th Edition, ISBN 978-3-456-83024-7
- Rorschach, H. (1927), Rorschach Test - Psychodiagnostic Plates, Cambridge, MA, Hogrefe Publishing Corp., ISBN 3-456-82605-2.
- Gacano, Carl B. (1994). The Rorschach Assessment of Aggressive and Psychopathic Personalities. Hillsdale, New Jersey Hove, UK: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 978-0805809800.
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Footnotes
External links
- The International Society of the Rorschach and Projective Methods (ISR)
- Overview of the Rorschach test, published by the Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden