Rorschach Technique: An Introductory Manual

ISBN: 0155778730

Author: Bruno Klopfer

Condition: Used

The Rorschach Technique by Klopfer and Kelley, first published in 1942, has long served as an introductory text for students of the subject. The aim of the present practical introductory manual is to integrate fundamental information from The Rorschach Technique with refinements to eliminate material not essential for the student who wishes to learn the Rorschach technique only as part of his training in clinical psychology or in a relate field. After a brief history of the Rorschach technique and a discussion of underlying theories and of the problems of the method, this book devotes itself to a thorough explanation of the processes involved in administering the Rorschach examination and in scoring and interpreting the responses. Case studies, scored on the new Individual Record Blank, and many scoring examples illustrate the proper application of the technique. Two case studies in the body of the text, of individuals who are not clinical cases in any sense, demonstrate the value of the Rorschach technique as a psychodiagnostic method for the understanding of normal people and their development. they reflect not only the use of the interpretive hypotheses cited in the text but also the myriad problems that make up the normal person - with all his imperfections and areas of incompleteness. In the Appendix the case of a disturbed child with borderline intelligence provides a basis for comparison with the normal cases.