Essentials of Rorschach Assessment

JESSICA R. GURLEY, PHD, is a faculty member in the Doctor of Psychology program in Clinical Psychology at the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Washington D.C. She maintains a private practice, while also conducting evaluations and critiquing other mental health professionals' psychological evaluations.

• Series Preface xiOne Overview and History of the Rorschach Technique 1The Rorschach 3History of the Rorschach 7Test Yourself 12Two Comprehensive System Administration 15Preparing to Administer the Rorschach CS 17What Is Needed for a Valid Administration 22Administering the CS 22Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities and Using Interpreters 35Conclusion 36Test Yourself 36Three Comprehensive System Scoring 39Location 40DQ: Developmental Quality 44Determinants 47FQ: Form Quality 71Contents 74Populars 83Z Scores: Organizational Activity 85Special Scores 86Conclusion 98Test Yourself 99Four Comprehensive System Interpretation 101Controls and Stress Tolerance 107Situation‐Related Stress 115Affect 123Information Processing 135Cognitive Mediation 142Ideation 151Self‐Perception 158Interpersonal Perception 164Conclusion 168Test Yourself 169Five Comprehensive System Case Sample 171Background Information 171Administration 175Coding 175Interpretation 179Summary and Recommendations 182Test Yourself 184Six R‐PAS Administration 187Preparing to Administer R‐PAS 188What Is Needed for a Valid Administration 192Administering R‐PAS 192Accommodating Disabilities and Using Interpreters 204Conclusion 205Test Yourself 205Seven R‐PAS Coding 207Things to Remember Before Coding an R‐PAS Protocol 210Coded Response Behaviors 210Location Codes and Numbers 212Coding All Location Numbers 214SR and SI: Space Responses 214Content Codes 215Object Qualities 2212: Pairs 223FQ: Form Quality 224P: Populars 227Determinants 228Special Scores 245Scoring Platform 258Conclusion 258Test Yourself 258Eight R‐PAS Interpretation 261Interpretation 262Page 1 Variables 265Page 2 Variables 284Conclusion 296Test Yourself 296Nine R‐PAS Case Sample 299Background Information 299Administration 303Interpretation 308Summary and Recommendations 310Test Yourself 312Ten Comparison of the CS and R‐PAS: Strengths and Weaknesses of Both Systems 315Standardization and Norms 316Reliability and Validity 319Administration 321Coding (Scoring) 323Interpretation 324Comparison of the CS and R‐PAS 325Final Thoughts on the CS and R‐PAS 330Test Yourself 330Appendix Sample Computerized Score Reports 333CS: Sequence of Scores and Summary of Approach 333CS: Structural Summary 336CS: Constellations 343R‐PAS: Code Sequence 346R‐PAS: Protocol Level Counts and Calculations 348R‐PAS: Summary Scores and Profiles 350References 355Index 361About the Author 372