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Rorschach Ink-blot Test
Niharika ThakkarB.A, M.A, N.E.T, MBPsS,
Clinical Psychology
History
(1921) Hermann Rorschach Psychodiagnostik Original set contained 40 inkblots
15 used regularly (eventually narrowed down to 10 due to printing costs)
Devised a set of codes Printing error led to use of shading
Systems
Focus on content analysisDavid Levy (1926) brought plates to USSamuel Beck (1927)
standardization study of the inkblotsBruno Klopfer (1922) - Germany
studied under Carl Jung in Zurich immigrated to US in 1934
Klopfer and his students developed a scoring system(1936)
Beck scoring system (1937) David Rapaport - Psychological Diagnostic Testing (1946)
clinical applications of 8 tests including the Rorschach Roy Schafer (1954)
Psychoanalytic Interpretation in Rorschach Testing content analysis
John Exner (1995-2003) Most extensive and well researched scoring system
Administration
Steps in administration
1. Introducing the subject to the technique
2. Giving the test instructions3. The Response Phase4. The Inquiry Phase5. Testing the limits
Introduction/Test Instructions
Sit side by sideCards should not be made visible before Appropriate order with Card I on topHand subject first card
Response sheet
Response Phase
Verbatim, no probing, Silence by examiner is the rule
Position of card<,^,>, 0“I don’t see anything there”
Take your time, we’re in no hurry (everyone can find something).”
“If you take your time and look some more, I think you’ll find something else too.”
Response time to be notedTotal time to be noted
Enquiry Phase
Conducted after all responses are given to all 10 cards
Gain information needed to score accuratelyNondirective questionsComplete location sheetNot used to generate new information
“ O.K., we’ve done them all. Now we are going to go back through them. It won’t take long. I want you to help me see what you saw. I’m going to read what you said, and then I want you to show me where in the blot you saw it and what is there that makes it look like that, so I can see it too. I’d like to see it just like you did, so help me now. Do you understand?”
Enquiry (cont.)
“Focus on gaining information and asking questions on: Location (Where is it?) Determinants (What makes it look like that?) Content (What is it?)
Example Response:
Its a pretty flower Inquiry:E: (Repeats response)S: Yes that’s the stem & here are the petalsE: U mentioned that it is pretty
Location chart
Rorschach: Assumptions
“Perceptual sets” displayed through projective techniques
Ambiguous stimuliResponses are scored along three categories:
location determinants Content form
Scoring and Interpretation
Scoring
LocationDeterminantsContentPopularityForm
Location
Where? Entire blot =W Common Detail= D Unusual detail =Dd and dD Use of white space =S
Determininants
Why? ex. shape, color, texture F= form C= colour FC= shape and colour CF= colour and shape M= Human movement FM= Animal movement Fc= texture response Fk= shading response Fm= Object movement
Content
What? Human= H Animal= A Human anatomy= At Animal Anatomy= AAt Object= Obj Blood= Blood Fire= Fire Plant= Plants Clouds= Clouds Geographical= Geo Human like (ghost, cartoon)= (H) Animal like (dragon, cartoon)= (A) Human part (face, hands etc)= Hd Animal Part= Ad Food= Fd Sex= sex Abstract= Abs Force= m
Popular Responses
(P) frequently perceived responsesAverage is 6.9 in non patient populations5= AdequateMost frequent on I, III, V, VIII
Popular Responses in the Comprehensive System
Card I. Bat or butterfly; always involves the whole blot.
Card II Animal forms, usually heads of dogs, bears, elephants, or lambs.
Card III. Two human figures, or representations thereof, such as dolls and caricatures.
Card IV. Human or human-like figure such as a giant, monster, science fiction creature, etc.
Card V. Butterfly or bat, including the whole blot; the apex of the card upright or inverted.
Card VI. Animal skin, hide, rug, or pelt.
Card VII. Human head or face, specifically identified as female, child, Indian, or with gender not identified.
Card VIII. Whole animal figure. The content varies considerably, such as a bear, dog, rodent, fox, wolf, and coyote.
Card IX. Human or human-like figures such as witches, giants, science fiction creatures, monsters, etc.
Card X. Spider or crab with all appendages restricted to a specified area (Dl). Other variations of multilegged animals are not coded as P (popular responses).
Scoring examples
Card Response InquiryCoding
I < 1. If I turn it ths way ths E: (Rpts S’s resp)
part ll an evergreen tree S: Well, it certainly has the shape
of an evergreen, u kno sk of an evergreen, like a spruce, very
stately looking
Interpretation
Three steps:1. Listing the sequence of codes or scores2. Recording frequencies for each variable3. Performing various calculations required to
obtain the ratios, percentages and derived scores
Calculations
Total responsesPopular ResponsesColour shock and shading shockForm QualityQualitative analysisQuantitative analysisPsychogram
Testing the limits
Thank you