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The Rorschach : a developmental perspective, Martin Leichtman

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Summary
  • Martin Leichtman's The Rorschach: A Developmental Perspective is a work of stunning originality that takes as its point of departure a circumstance that has long confounded Rorschach examiners. Attempts to use the Rorschach with young children yield results that are inconsistent if not comical. What, after all, does one make of a protocol when the child treats a card like a frisbee or confidently detects "piadigats" and "red foombas"? A far more consequential problem facing examiners of adults and children alike concerns the very nature of the Rorschach task. Despite a voluminous literature establishing the personality correlates of particular Rorschach scores, neither Hermann Rorschach nor his intellectual descendants have provided an adequate explanation of precisely what the subject is being asked to do. Is the Rorschach a test of imagination? Of perception? Of projection?
  • In point of fact, Leichtman argues, the two problems are intimately related. To appreciate the stages through which children gradually master the Rorschach in its standard form is to discover the nature of the test itself. Integrating his developmental analysis with an illuminating discussion of the extensive literature on test administration, scoring, and interpretation, Leichtman arrives at a new understanding of the Rorschach as a test of representation and creativity. This finding, in turn, leads to an intriguing reconceptualization of all projective tests that clarifies their relationship to more objective measures of ability
  • Along the way to these goals, Leichtman offers fresh insights into a variety of issues, including the manner in which the relationship with the examiner influences test performance, the rationale of Rorschach scores, and the pathognomic signs of thought disorder. New avenues of understanding are explored through case studies of rare penetration. A work of compelling synthesis, infused with broad scholarship and written with grace and charm, The Rorschach: A Developmental Perspective is destined to become a Rorschach classic
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
ix, 318 pages
Contents
  • 1. Studies of the Rorschach in Early Childhood
  • 2. Methodological Issues
  • 3. Patterns of Early Rorschach Performance
  • 4. The Preschool Rorschach Literature: Consensus, Controversy, and Synthesis
  • 5. Characteristics of the Model
  • 6. Stage I: Perseverative Approaches to the Rorschach
  • 7. Stage II: Confabulatory Approaches to the Rorschach
  • 8. Stage III: "The Rorschach"
  • 9. Formulating the Problem
  • 10. An Ego-Psychological Perspective on Preschoolers' Handling of the Rorschach
  • 11. Work and Play
  • 12. Interpersonal Aspects of the Rorschach Situation
  • 13. The Rorschach Situation and the Orthogenetic Principle
  • 14. The Perception Hypothesis
  • 15. Rorschach Perception Hypotheses
  • 16. A Critique of the Expanded Perception Hypotheses
  • 17. Alternatives to the Perception Hypotheses
  • 18. The Rorschach and Representation: I. The Nature of Projective Tests
  • 19. The Rorschach and Representation: II. The Symbol Situation
Isbn
9780881631388
Instance
Label
The Rorschach : a developmental perspective
Title
The Rorschach
Title remainder
a developmental perspective
Statement of responsibility
Martin Leichtman
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
  • Martin Leichtman's The Rorschach: A Developmental Perspective is a work of stunning originality that takes as its point of departure a circumstance that has long confounded Rorschach examiners. Attempts to use the Rorschach with young children yield results that are inconsistent if not comical. What, after all, does one make of a protocol when the child treats a card like a frisbee or confidently detects "piadigats" and "red foombas"? A far more consequential problem facing examiners of adults and children alike concerns the very nature of the Rorschach task. Despite a voluminous literature establishing the personality correlates of particular Rorschach scores, neither Hermann Rorschach nor his intellectual descendants have provided an adequate explanation of precisely what the subject is being asked to do. Is the Rorschach a test of imagination? Of perception? Of projection?
  • In point of fact, Leichtman argues, the two problems are intimately related. To appreciate the stages through which children gradually master the Rorschach in its standard form is to discover the nature of the test itself. Integrating his developmental analysis with an illuminating discussion of the extensive literature on test administration, scoring, and interpretation, Leichtman arrives at a new understanding of the Rorschach as a test of representation and creativity. This finding, in turn, leads to an intriguing reconceptualization of all projective tests that clarifies their relationship to more objective measures of ability
  • Along the way to these goals, Leichtman offers fresh insights into a variety of issues, including the manner in which the relationship with the examiner influences test performance, the rationale of Rorschach scores, and the pathognomic signs of thought disorder. New avenues of understanding are explored through case studies of rare penetration. A work of compelling synthesis, infused with broad scholarship and written with grace and charm, The Rorschach: A Developmental Perspective is destined to become a Rorschach classic
Cataloging source
DNLM/DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Leichtman, Martin
Index
index present
LC call number
BF698.8.R5
LC item number
L38 1996
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
  • 1996 E-099
  • WM 145.5.R7
NLM item number
L526r 1996
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Rorschach Test
  • Projective techniques for children
  • Psychological tests for children
  • Projective techniques for children
  • Psychological tests for children
  • Rorschach Test
  • Kinderpsychologie
  • Ontwikkelingsstoornissen
  • Rorschach-test
  • Test de Rorschach
  • Tests psychologiques
  • Kind
  • Rorschach Test
  • Child
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Infant
  • Psychology, Child
Label
The Rorschach : a developmental perspective, Martin Leichtman
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Studies of the Rorschach in Early Childhood -- 2. Methodological Issues -- 3. Patterns of Early Rorschach Performance -- 4. The Preschool Rorschach Literature: Consensus, Controversy, and Synthesis -- 5. Characteristics of the Model -- 6. Stage I: Perseverative Approaches to the Rorschach -- 7. Stage II: Confabulatory Approaches to the Rorschach -- 8. Stage III: "The Rorschach" -- 9. Formulating the Problem -- 10. An Ego-Psychological Perspective on Preschoolers' Handling of the Rorschach -- 11. Work and Play -- 12. Interpersonal Aspects of the Rorschach Situation -- 13. The Rorschach Situation and the Orthogenetic Principle -- 14. The Perception Hypothesis -- 15. Rorschach Perception Hypotheses -- 16. A Critique of the Expanded Perception Hypotheses -- 17. Alternatives to the Perception Hypotheses -- 18. The Rorschach and Representation: I. The Nature of Projective Tests -- 19. The Rorschach and Representation: II. The Symbol Situation
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
ix, 318 pages
Isbn
9780881631388
Lccn
95035826
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
003052494
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)33042651
  • (OCoLC)ocm33042651
Label
The Rorschach : a developmental perspective, Martin Leichtman
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Studies of the Rorschach in Early Childhood -- 2. Methodological Issues -- 3. Patterns of Early Rorschach Performance -- 4. The Preschool Rorschach Literature: Consensus, Controversy, and Synthesis -- 5. Characteristics of the Model -- 6. Stage I: Perseverative Approaches to the Rorschach -- 7. Stage II: Confabulatory Approaches to the Rorschach -- 8. Stage III: "The Rorschach" -- 9. Formulating the Problem -- 10. An Ego-Psychological Perspective on Preschoolers' Handling of the Rorschach -- 11. Work and Play -- 12. Interpersonal Aspects of the Rorschach Situation -- 13. The Rorschach Situation and the Orthogenetic Principle -- 14. The Perception Hypothesis -- 15. Rorschach Perception Hypotheses -- 16. A Critique of the Expanded Perception Hypotheses -- 17. Alternatives to the Perception Hypotheses -- 18. The Rorschach and Representation: I. The Nature of Projective Tests -- 19. The Rorschach and Representation: II. The Symbol Situation
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
ix, 318 pages
Isbn
9780881631388
Lccn
95035826
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
003052494
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)33042651
  • (OCoLC)ocm33042651

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