Rorschachiana

by Anne Andronikof (Editor)

Overview

Rorschach developed his inkblots almost a century ago. Unlike many tools of the trade, they have endured and have reached full scientific stature in psychology. Editor Andronikof (U. of Paris X) and contributors to the first section of this yearbook show how Rorschach's work can be applied cross-culturally in examples from India, Argentina, Brazil, Finland, and Spain. In the second section, contributors examine the application of Rorschach's work in groups differing in therapy suitability, and in family violence and immigration law. The volume closes with an essay asserting that the Rorschach comprehensive system is "reliable, valid, and cost- effective." The text is in English, with abstracts in French and Spanish. There is no subject index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780889373037
Publisher:	Hogrefe Publishing
Publication date:	12/01/2007
Series:	Yearbook of the International Rorschach Society Ser.
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Andronikof-Sanglade, Anne (Univ of Paris X)

Editorial Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

This is the 23rd edition of the yearbook of the International Rorschach Society in which the relevant uses and research of the Rorschach Ink blot instrument are addressed. This yearly revision offers new insights and uses in interpreting this widely-used psychodiagnostic with helpful discussions related to specific medical and psychological disorders. The purpose is to instruct the reader in new uses for specific disorder and interpretation of specific indices to further illuminate a patient's mental and psychological functioning. The editor and contributors are well seasoned practitioners who intend to provide a readable text that is engaging and clinically practical. This is an interesting revision that looks at further dimensions of specific disorders that can be discovered by using the Rorschach. This book is well-suited for mental health students and professionals who continue to use this instrument in research and clinical applications. Those who have been searching for new ways of viewing the indices and interpreting them for clinical use will find this book useful. The book is revised yearly with many new research oriented references and relevant psychodiagnostic topics. Key points are delineated for each chapter with a discussion of relevant indices discussed that are pertinent to specific disorders and areas of interest. The references are sufficient and give merit to the authors' longstanding understanding of this instrument's diagnostic reliability. This is a book for professionals and students in the mental health and social service professions who find some benefit from using the Rorschach as a reliable and useful diagnostic device. The editor attempts to unitetheory and empirical evidence and connect them to relevant medical and psychological issues to give merit and reverence to this widely-used instrument.

Tony A. Fletcher