Principles of Rorschach Interpretation

by Weiner, Irving B.

• ISBN13: 9780805831085
• ISBN10: 0805831088
• Format: Hardcover
• Publisher: LEA, Inc.

Summary

This second edition of Irving Weiner's classic comprehensive, clinician-friendly guide to utilizing the Rorschach for personality description has been revised to reflect recent modifications in the Rorschach Comprehensive System.

Author Biography

Irving B. Weiner is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1 BASIC CONSIDERATIONS IN RORSCHACH TESTING	3	(52)
1 The Nature of the Rorschach	3	(26)
Objective and Subjective Features of the Rorschach	4	(6)
Rorschach Measurement of Perception and Association	10	(8)
Rorschach Assessment of Personality Structure and Personality Dynamics	18	(2)
The Rorschach as Test or Method	20	(3)
Psychometric Foundations of the Rorschach	23	(6)
2 Approaches to Rorschach Interpretation	29	(26)
Justifying Interpretations: The Ouija Board, Authoritative, Empirical, and Conceptual Approaches	29	(5)
Formulating Interpretations: Structural, Thematic, Behavioral, and Sequence Analysis Strategies	34	(7)
Age, Gender, and Cross-Cultural Considerations in Interpretation	41	(14)
II ELEMENTS OF RORSCHACH INTERPRETATION	55	(186)
3 The Comprehensive System Search Strategy	55	(24)
Grouping Variables Into Clusters	57	(10)
Employing a Sequential Search Strategy	67	(12)
4 Projection and Card Pull in Rorschach Responses	79	(26)
Monitoring the Impact of Projection	82	(4)
Identifying the Influence of Card Pull	86	(10)
Common Meanings of the 10 Inkblots	96	(9)
5 Interpreting Structural Variables	105	(69)
Attending to Experience	107	(11)
Using Ideation	118	(6)
Modulating Affect	124	(13)
Managing Stress	137	(13)
Viewing Oneself	150	(11)
Relating to Others	161	(13)
6 Interpreting Content Themes	174	(30)
Identifying Responses Rich in Thematic Imagery	175	(2)
Generating Associations and Formulating Interpretive Hypotheses	177	(10)
Determining the Plausibility of Thematic Interpretations	187	(7)
Assigning Meaning to Specific Content Themes	194	(10)
7 Interpreting Test Behaviors	204	(25)
Card Turning and Handling	205	(9)
Comments and Personals	214	(7)
Expressive and Interpersonal Style	221	(8)
8 Conducting a Sequence Analysis	229	(12)
Implementing a Sequence Analysis	230	(1)
A Model for Sequential Interpretation	231	(4)
Monitoring Response Quality	235	(6)
III IDENTIFYING ADAPTIVE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES: CASE ILLUSTRATIONS	241	(170)
9 Introduction to Case Illustrations	241	(6)
10 Attending to Experience	247	(30)
Case 1: Guardedness in a Woman Being Evaluated for Administrative Purposes	248	(12)
Case 2: Multiple Adjustment Problems in a Substance Abusing Man With Difficulty Limiting His Focus of Attention	260	(17)
11 Using Ideation	277	(32)
Case 3: Emotional Breakdown in a Chronic Paranold Schizophrenic Man	278	(16)
Case 4: Obsessive-Compulsive Features in an Adolescent Girl With Anorexia Nervosa	294	(15)
12 Modulating Affect	309	(35)
Case 5: Unsuspected Depression in a Woman Leading Two Lives	310	(17)
Case 6: Suicidal and Homicidal Tendencies in a Severely Depressed Woman With Probable Bipolar Disorder	327	(17)
13 Managing Stress	344	(34)
Case 7: A Teenage Gang Member Charged With Being an Accessory to Murder	346	(14)
Case 8: Concentration Difficulty in an Academically Dysfunctional Dental Student	360	(18)
14 Viewing Oneself and Relating to Others	378	(33)
Case 9: Violence Potential in a Man Who Had to Have His Own Way	379	(16)
Case 10: Intemperate Outbursts Jeopardizing the Career of a Successful But Self-Centered Businesswoman	395	(16)
References	411	(6)
Author Index	417	(4)
Subject Index	421