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What is the Rorschach Inkblot Test?Contrary to popular belief, the Rorschach Inkblot Test is NOT strictly a projective psychological or personality measure. In the strictest sense, the Rorschach Inkblot Test is a test or assessment of perception. It is designed to evaluate how someone approaches their environment, In other words, it asks the question, "How does someone view and organize the world around them?" Through analyzing what someone sees, where they see it, and what about the blot makes what they saw look like whatever they saw, the psychologist is able to make various hypotheses about how that person views and organizes the world. Furthermore, the psychologist can compare the person's perceptions to a clinical or normative sample. From this analysis, the psychologist then makes inferences about the person's approach to the world (which is largely stable and described often as character or personality), insofar as, one's feelings, thoughts, stress tolerance, relationships, and self-perception shapes and influences how that person views and organizes their world. Thus, the major areas evaluated are: 1) the person's emotional world, 2) the person's cognitive world, 3) the person's ability to deal with situational stress, 4) the person's perception of others and relationships, and 5) the person's self-perception. Back to Top
Why can't I find or get a copy of the inkblots?You might have had trouble locating copies of Rorschach's inkblots on the internet. In accordance with American Psychological Association (APA) ethical standards, Psychologists protect testing materials from general distribution. Ethical Standard 9.11 reads, in part, "Psychologists make reasonable efforts to maintain the integrity and security of test materials and other assessment techniques consistent with law and contractual obligations, and in a manner that permits adherence to this Ethics Code." Thus, unless you are a licensed psychologist, or otherwise appropriately trained student or professional, you cannot have unfettered access to the inkblots. Furthermore, while there are some websites that post the actual blots from time to time, the blots are copyrighted by Hans Huber and such postings, without permission of the publisher, can be considered a violation of those copyrights. Back to Top
Where can I find the inkblots?If you are an appropriately licensed professional, you can purchase the blots from two major sources. First, Pearson Assessments, sells the plates (i.e., inkblots) and assorted books and other Rorschach materials. Second, the International Rorschach Society, has an order page too. Back to Top
How can I make my own inkblots?For students writing reports and looking for examples of the blots, I would suggest making your own. First, this is how Hermann Rorschach created his own blots originally. Second, it is generally a lot of fun. Third, it is the easiest way to get inkblots quickly. As an aside, I made the logo for rorschach.org with India ink and cardstock.
Feel free to use color ink as well. Rorschach developed several color inkblots in his series. Back to Top
What does the Rorschach tell you about a person?A correctly administered, accurately scored, and appropriately interpreted Rorschach Inkblot Test provides a psychologist with a series of clinical hypotheses regarding an individual's approach to the world. The hypotheses are generated in five broad domains: 1) emotions, 2) cognitions, 3) ability to handle stress, 4) interpersonal relationships, and 5) self-concept. It is the responsibility of the psychologist to evaluate the veracity of each hypothesis in relation to 1) the other hypotheses, 2) other testing results, 3) information from the patient, and 4) information from third-party participants (if appropriate). A responsible clinician never utilizes a single measure to make any clinical decision. Back to Top
What if I want to take the Rorschach?Typically, Rorschach Inkblot Tests are only administered within a battery of psychological measures administered to answer a specific clinical question in a psychological evaluation. If you would like to have a psychological evaluation, you can contact the licensing boards* in your state to locate licensed psychologist in your area. * Please be advised, the following links were judged accurate to the named site when generated. Nevertheless, many states routinely change their web address structures. If you find any broken links, please feel free to contact the webmaster. Furthermore, you can search for local psychological associations (both city and state) on the internet to find referrals. Finally, there are often opportunities to become training subjects for graduate students. The National Council of Schools of Professional Psychology (NCSPP) is a group of schools who train psychologists in assessment and typically have such training needs. Please be advised, many of the schools will allow students to provide direct feedback to the client (as the student's level of training would make the results suspect because of possible training errors). Nevertheless, if you want the experience of taking the test, this is the easiest (and least expensive) way. Back to Top
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