The Rorschach Inkblot Technique was created by Herman Rorschach, a psychiatrist from Zurich, Switzerland. The technique was formally presented to the world in 1921 with his publication of the monograph Psychodiagnostik. It included his ten selected inkblots, clinical findings, and the theoretical bases for his investigations. The ten blots consist of nearly symmetrical inkblot designs, each printed and centered on a piece of white cardboard. Each inkblot design has its unique characteristics indicated by Rorschach. Each blot tends to provoke typical responses due to its form, color, shading, and white spaces. To date, the widest application of the Rorschach Inkblot Technique is in the field of mental health in the public and private institutions and practice. Despite attacks from the field of psychology, the Rorschach technique remains on of the most extensively used and thoroughly researched techniques There are two parts of the test. The first part is the free-association phase. You have to tell a little bit about what you might see in the first card. Each card is administered individually. The subject then tells what you sees on the inkblot card. If you answer is insufficient the examiner makes a remark for the subject to attempt to look for more on the card. It is important that the examiner write down everything the subject says and every noise the subject makes. Also the examiner must record the subject’s reaction time. The position that the card is in while the subject is examining it must be recording precisely.
The second dimension is determinant, which is what determined response. There are four properties that can make up a response, form or shape, perceived movement, color, and shading. The score is determined off of which property the subject utilizes to develop a response.. Perceived movement can be further divided into human (M), animal (FM), or inanimate (m) movements. The determinant is the most difficult to score because administration instructions are so vague. The third property, form quality, is the measure of how well the subject’s response equates with the stimulus properties of the inkblot. If the examiner is able to see the subject’s perception then there is adequate form quality. If the examiner is unable to see the subject’s perception then there is poor form quality. This is not a reliable measure due to the dependence on the state of the examiner. Exner designed a comprehensive system to increase reliability of scoring. Taking this test it was actually kind of funny to me but at the same time frustrating too.
Apparently, I need to give at least 14 different, separate images and
