Since its establishment in the early 1920’s the Rorschach test has always been controversial. Named after its Swiss creator, Hermann Rorschach, the Rorschach test is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both. Psychologists have used it in various ways from personality examination to emotional functioning as well as to detect issues in thought processing.
Although Rorschach was the first to attach a system analysis to inkblot interpretation, the idea of using “ambiguous design” to assess personality is first referenced by polymaths such as Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli.
Many have proposed that Rorschach was inspired by the …show more content…
The only requirement is that they be at least five years of age. The patient will sit parallel to their psychologist so as to avoid them reading the psychologists facial expressions or body language, and using that as a means to formulate their responses. As such, the environment is laid-back but controlled none the less. The patient is then taken through all the cards and is told to state the first word that comes to mind when they see the blot. This is known as the free association phase. The psychologist will then present the patient with the cards again, at this point the patient is asked to pay close attention to the card so that they may point out whether or not they see what they intially saw and why they think the card represents that. For example, patient x initially associated card V with a butterfly. The psychologist will then ask them to point out why they saw a butterfly but pointing to certain details in the inkblot. This is known as the inquiry phase. Whilst the patient is going through each inkblot the psychologist will write down everything they say or do, even the slightest slight in posture. This information is later used on a scoring sheet. The purpose of the test is to provide information on a variety of items in relation to cognition and personality. For example, how the operate under stress, their motivations, thought process, and how they perceive and operate in the world around them. These …show more content…
For example, in North America a common response to card III is a bow tie however in French this translates to Butterfly tie. If the administrator of the test is not aware of language difference they may interpret the response to mean something other than what the patient
Although Rorschach was the first to attach a system analysis to inkblot interpretation, the idea of using “ambiguous design” to assess personality is first referenced by polymaths such as Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli.
Many have proposed that Rorschach was inspired by the …show more content…
The only requirement is that they be at least five years of age. The patient will sit parallel to their psychologist so as to avoid them reading the psychologists facial expressions or body language, and using that as a means to formulate their responses. As such, the environment is laid-back but controlled none the less. The patient is then taken through all the cards and is told to state the first word that comes to mind when they see the blot. This is known as the free association phase. The psychologist will then present the patient with the cards again, at this point the patient is asked to pay close attention to the card so that they may point out whether or not they see what they intially saw and why they think the card represents that. For example, patient x initially associated card V with a butterfly. The psychologist will then ask them to point out why they saw a butterfly but pointing to certain details in the inkblot. This is known as the inquiry phase. Whilst the patient is going through each inkblot the psychologist will write down everything they say or do, even the slightest slight in posture. This information is later used on a scoring sheet. The purpose of the test is to provide information on a variety of items in relation to cognition and personality. For example, how the operate under stress, their motivations, thought process, and how they perceive and operate in the world around them. These …show more content…
For example, in North America a common response to card III is a bow tie however in French this translates to Butterfly tie. If the administrator of the test is not aware of language difference they may interpret the response to mean something other than what the patient