African American children comprise 16.5 percent of all public school enrollments, but account for 27 percent of all students in Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) classes (U. S. Dept of Education, 2001; U. S. Department of Education Ofice of Civil Rights, 1997). Being in such a position sets these children in the position of being assessed more often for placement and diagnostic purposes. Test instruments often use norms that either have not been standardized with African American children, or the cultural impact of African American socialization has not been validated with these children. In this investigation, the Rorschach was administered to 40 African American students of low-and middle-socioeconomic status. Comparisons were made between the Rorschach??s established norms for 9- and 11-year-olds and the study group of 40 African American male and female, 9- and 11-year-olds, to investigate any trends for the study group. In addition, the relative impact of acculturation on the Rorschach scores of this study??s participants was examined. Results revealed significant differences from the norm group on six of the 15 variables for the 11-year-olds in the study group, although not all significance was in the same direction, nor in the direction expected by the investigator. F+, and m were found in higher amounts for the study sample; CF, Pairs, Zf, and T were all found in significantly lower amounts for the study group. Significance on six (CF, Pairs, R-total, Zf, AG, and T) of the Rorschach variables investigated was found for the 9-year-old study group. There was no significance found due to the impact of acculturation for the entire study group. It may be that the 9-year-olds have a less sophisticated or negative "worldview" than their 11-year-old study group counterparts, or that when they are younger African American children perceive or process images more similar to their mainstream peers. Implications for further research and practice were discussed.

Traducción actualizada del Original en Inglés (Exner, 2002) / La presente Guia sirve de referencia y ayuda memoria, para la calificación de las Categorías de Codificación. Contiene la Tabla A del SC (traducción actualizada: CHESSSS -UPC (2014/2018)), Tabla B del SC (Ejemplos para FQ superior elaborada, Exner, 2008), Guia para la codificación de la Categoría Contenidos (Exner,1996), “Chuleta” –Compendio Lenguaje Rorschach- (Adaptación, Exner 2002).

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Pscologia, Departamento de Psicologia Clinica, Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Clínica e Cultura, 2011. / Submitted by Gabriela Ribeiro (gaby_ribeiro87@hotmail.com) on 2011-09-13T17:35:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2011_ElisaWalleskaKrugerAlvesdaCosta.pdf: 2492492 bytes, checksum: 452c2cbbe1fe545513a89973ab2354c6 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Repositorio Gerência(repositorio@bce.unb.br) on 2011-09-27T15:25:34Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2011_ElisaWalleskaKrugerAlvesdaCosta.pdf: 2492492 bytes, checksum: 452c2cbbe1fe545513a89973ab2354c6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2011-09-27T15:25:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2011_ElisaWalleskaKrugerAlvesdaCosta.pdf: 2492492 bytes, checksum: 452c2cbbe1fe545513a89973ab2354c6 (MD5) / Objetivamos verificar a existência de um padrão de variáveis em sujeitos com sofrimento psíquico grave, por meio de avaliação com o Método de Rorschach. Os sujeitos haviam sido previamente diagnosticados como possíveis psicóticos e foram encaminhados ao Grupo de Intervenção Precoce nas Primeiras Crises do Tipo Psicótica - GIPSI / CAEP / IP / UnB. As variáveis encontradas foram comparadas aos dados normativos mais recentes do Método de Rorschach (Sistema Compreensivo, Exner - dados nacionais e internacionais); e com o questionário de pródromos utilizado pelo grupo. Foi observado um conjunto de variáveis que compuseram uma constelação prodrômica - ou seja, preditiva de sofrimento psíquico grave. Também foi observada a discrepância entre os dados individuais dos Sumários Estruturais com os dados de comparação, que indicaram que os sujeitos analisados não apresentavam quadros psicóticos e sim de sofrimento psíquico grave. Foi possível, ainda, traçar um perfil específico dos sujeitos do GIPSI. _________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / We aim to search about the possibility of a “standard variables” in subjects with severe psychic suffering through psychological assessment with Rorschach Method. Such subjects had been diagnosed as being probably psychotic patients who were undergoing psychotherapy within the Group for Early Intervention in First Crisis of Psychotic Type – GIPSI / CAEP / IP / UNB. Variables were compared to recent normative data of Rorschach Method (in Exner´s Comprehensive System, national and international data); with the prodrome questionnaire used by the Group. A group of variables that might have predictive features for psychotic-type crisis have been identified. Such variables compose a prodromal constellation for Rorschach Method. Discrepancies between individual data of Structural Summaries and normative data have been found, what seems to indicate that the analyzed subjects had not presented psychotic features, but severe psychic suffering. A specific profile about GIPSI’s clients has been developed.

Os transtornos psicoticos, de um modo geral, e em especial a esquizofrenia, exercem um impacto patente na qualidade de vida do individuo com estes sintomas, afetando seu bemestar, sua ocupacao profissional e sua relacao com a comunidade. Quanto mais cedo se inicia o tratamento, mais breve pode ocorrer a reintegracao dessa pessoa na sociedade, porem sua eficacia depende do diagnostico precoce para que seja possivel a intervencao caso a caso. O estudo do Rorschach, como instrumento de investigacao da personalidade, pode auxiliar neste processo devido ao seu amplo escopo de aplicacoes. A maior parte dos estudos sobre as pessoas com sintomas psicoticos trata da esquizofrenia, porem poucas publicacoes pesquisaram os pacientes ainda proximos ao surto e com efeito minimo da medicacao, alem de poucos estudos estabelecerem a comparacao com um grupo de individuos normais. A presente pesquisa propos-se a enfocar estes dois aspectos: o estudo de individuos proximos ao surto psicotico que os levou a procurar pela primeira vez uma instituicao de saude e sua comparacao com um grupo controle. Assim, o grupo experimental foi composto de vinte pessoas que procuraram uma instituicao de saude entre maio de 2004 e marco de 2005 e que moravam ha pelo menos 6 meses na area delimitada pelo projeto. Os participantes do grupo controle foram pareados individualmente por vizinhanca, faixa etaria e sexo; desta forma concentrando-os em regioes geograficas relevantes e demograficamente representativas para a comparacao. A coleta de dados foi realizada em duas entrevistas, a primeira para familiarizacao do participante com a pesquisadora e a segunda para a aplicacao do Rorschach. A analise dos dados se deu quantitativamente, segundo o Sistema Frances. O Metodo de Rorschach mostrou-se sensivel a diferencas entre os dois grupos estudados. Os resultados obtidos com os sujeitos do grupo experimental, em relacao ao grupo controle, foram significativos quanto ao menor percentual de respostas de forma bem vista, menor quantidade de respostas de tonalidade e menor percentual de respostas de conteudo animal. A analise destes indices em conjunto com outros fatores do Rorschach sugeriu uma dificuldade maior das pessoas com sintomas psicoticos no contato com os outros decorrente da introjecao inadequada de estereotipos sociais, da nao diferenciacao entre realidade interna e externa e de um processo de identificacao fragilizado permeado pela angustia de desintegracao. Este projeto esta associado a um projeto maior intitulado Estudos de Casos Incidentes (Primeiro Contato com Servicos de Saude) de Psicoses Funcionais no Brasil, que esta sendo realizado por equipe do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC FMUSP), na tentativa de caracterizar, acompanhar e comparar os casos de transtornos psicoticos na cidade de Sao Paulo com um estudo semelhante feito em Londres, Reino Unido / The psychotic disorders, as a whole, and specially schizophrenia, inflict an evident impact upon one\'s life quality with such symptoms, affecting his well-being, professional affairs and relationship with the community. The earlier treatment starts, the sooner this person can be reintegrated into society, albeit it\'s effectiveness depends upon early diagnosis for intervention to be possible on a case by case basis. The study of Rorschach as an instrument for personality assessment can help on this process due to its wide scope of applications. Most researches about individuals with psychotic symptoms are about schizophrenia, however only few publishings have studied patients still near the psychotic episode and under minimal medication, and few researches established a comparative study between afflicted population and healthy one. The current research aim was twofold in the study of individuals near the psychotic episode which resulted in his first-admission in a mental health care facility and comparison with control group. Thus, experimental group consisted of twenty individuals that were first admitted to a mental health care service between may (2004) and march (2005), that have lived in the research delimited area for at least 6 months. Control group participants were likened by neighborhood, age range and gender; this way concentrating them on both demographically representative and relevant geographic regions for comparison. Data was obtained by means of two interviews, being the first one in order to familiarize participant and researcher, and the second one to administer Rorschach test. Only quantitative analysis was performed, scored according to the French System. Rorschach Method presented sensibility to discrepancies among both researched groups. There was statistically significant differences between experimental group and comparison group with regard to lower percentage of good quality form responses, lower scores of shading responses, lower percentage of animal responses. The analisys of those three items along with other Rorschach scores suggests that people with psychotic symptoms present greater difficulties to relate with others due to introjection of inadequate social stereotypes, no differentiation from internal and external reality, and weakened identification process permeated by desintegration anguish. This project is associated to a larger project entitled Estudos de Casos Incidentes (Primeiro Contato com Servicos de Saude) de Psicoses Funcionais no Brasil, which is being conducted by the Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HC FMUSP) research team, in an attempt to profile, study and compare psychosis affliction cases in Sao Paulo city with similar studies being carried in London, United Kingdom

Although the Rorschach is one of the most widely used psychological assessment techniques, its empirical support has been equivocal. One possible explanation for this lack of empirical support is the tendency for researchers to study only the assessment tool with little regard for the clinician using it. The current study examined one clinician variable (empathy) and its relationship to accuracy of interpretation of the Rorschach. The literature regarding Rorschach theory and research and empathy theory and research was reviewed in an attempt to clarify the similarities between empathy as an important factor in psychotherapy and its importance in the assessment process. The present study measured empathy by using the Davis Empathy Questionnaire and a Taped Excerpt Response Measure.

This study will pursue the inquiry in an attempt to add to the weight of evidence for or against the reliability of the Rorschach Test as an indicator of intelligence. The problem may be resolved into a comparison between various scoring categories or factors of the Rorschach and I.Q.

Magíster en Psicología Clínica de Adultos / Autor: Alberto López Vásquez; e-mail: alverlo.uchile@gmail.com Profesor Guía: Esteban Radiszcz Sotomayor. Grado Académico obtenido: Magíster. Año de obtención de grado: 2015. Título de la tesis: El test de Rorschach: condiciones de normalización. El presente trabajo versa sobre la normalidad y la anormalidad en el test de Rorschach y propone conocer cuáles son las condiciones que han posibilitado que los discursos normativos del test lleguen, en un determinado momento histórico, a ser concebidos como discursos de “la verdad” en nuestro medio, apareciendo el riesgo de que estos mismos discursos anulen la subjetividad de los individuos, al confrontar a éstos a parámetros preestablecidos y excluyentes, sobre cómo deber ser en nuestra sociedad. Para esto, se realizaron entrevistas a 8 docentes que han dictado cátedras de Técnicas Proyectivas en las principales Universidades de nuestro país, y que destacan por su trayectoria en el manejo del test de Rorschach. Además, se trabajó con los programas académicos de los cursos de Técnicas Proyectivas de 8 Universidades tradicionales y privadas, que fueron dictados entre los años 1969 al 2014, permitiendo de este modo contar con una visión histórica de la relevancia que han adquirido las nociones de normalidad y anormalidad a través de los años. Se presentarán los resultados abordando el plano discursivo y el de la práctica profesional de los psicólogos, permitiendo dilucidar cuál es el lugar que ocupa el test de Rorschach para estos profesionales. Finalmente, esta investigación levanta una reflexión respecto de la carga de poder inherente a la práctica psicodiagnóstica, que pudiese ayudar a pensar usos más responsables con el test

This study is concerned with the relationships between the RCT scores of anxiety and hostility and the variables of age, sex and education.

The problem with which this investigation is concerned is that of determining the effect of neurological impairment on the Rorschach performance of children.

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