The Rorschach

About the author JOHN E. EXNER, JR., PhD, is Professor Emeritus in Psychology, Long Island University, New York. During more than 30 years of teaching he was integral to the formation of doctoral programs in psychology at Bowling Green State University and Long Island University. In 1968 he founded and continues as the Executive Director of the Rorschach Research Foundation (Rorschach Workshops). Dr. Exner, who earned his PhD in psychology at Cornell, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Examiners in Psychology and a recipient of the Distinguished Contributions Award from the Society for Personality Assessment. He is the author of numerous scholarly works, including ten books concerning the Rorschach Test.

THE HISTORY AND NATURE OF THE RORSCHACH: Introduction; The Nature of the Rorschach; ADMINISTRATION AND SCORING: Decisions and Procedures; Scoring: The Rorschach Language; Location and Developmental Quality: Symbols and Criteria; Determinants: Symbols and Criteria; Blends, Organizational Activity, and Form Quality; Content Categories and Populars; Special Scores; The Structural Summary; WORKING TABLES AND DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS: Working Tables; Normative Data and Reference Samples; INTERPRETATION: Introduction; The Tactics of Interpretation; Key Variables I - SCZI, DEPI, CDI; Key Variables II - The D Scores - Control and Stress Tolerance; Key Variables III - Dominant Personality Styles; The Cognitive Triad; The Cluster Concerning Affect, Self Perception, and Interpersonal Perception; CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: Some Assessment Issues.