This study attempted to provide validation for Lerner and Lerner's Rorschach Defense Scale by investigating the relationship between primitive defenses as measured by the Rorschach Defense Scale, level of object relations as measured by the Developmental Analysis of the Concept of the Object Scale, and characteristic defensive operations as assessed by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. One hundred and twenty undergraduates completed the Rorschach and MMPI, and the RDS and DACOS were applied to their Rorschach responses. The results show a significant positive correlation between use of primitive defenses and level of object relations development -and a significant negative correlation between the defense Projective Identification and MMPI scale 6 (Paranoia) elevation. Overall, these results did not support the validity of the RDS.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501158 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Esparza, Jana Scoville |
| Contributors | Critelli, Joseph W., Burke, Angela J., Hollifield, Jillayne Mae |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 61 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Esparza, Jana Scoville, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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