Rorschach Assessment of Adolescents

Shira Tibon-Czopp, PhD, ABAP, is a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she conducted her dissertation project, supervised by Herbert H. Blumberg, in 1996-1998. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. She is in the practice of clinical and forensic psychology in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Professor Tibon-Czopp is a Diplomate of the American Board of Assessment Psychology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Assessment Psychology and the Society for Personality Assessment, in which she serves as a member of the international committee. She worked as a senior clinician in inpatient and outpatient public clinics for children, adolescents and adults, and has been lecturing in various clinical programs including those of Tel-Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University.  Some of her recent publications include an essay on Psychology in Israel, in The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th ed. 2010); an essay on the Rorschach Inkblot Method in the Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2012); Invited Commentary in Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2012); a co-authored article on normative CS data for Israeli Adolescents in Journal of Personality Assessment (2012); and a co-authored case study in Neurocase (2014). Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., ABPP, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He resides in Tampa and is in the practice of clinical and forensic psychology. Dr. Weiner is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology. He has served as President of APA Division 12 (Society for Clinical Psychology),APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics), the Society for Personality Assessment, and of the International Rorschach Society. He has published books on psychodiagnosis, psychotherapy, child and adolescent development, developmental psychopathology, and forensic psychology, including Principles of Psychotherapy (3rd ed., 2009), Principles of Rorschach Interpretation (2nd ed., 2003), Handbook of Personality Assessment (2008), Adult Psychopathology Case Studies (2004), and Handbook of Forensic Psychology (4th ed., 2014).

Part I. Basic Considerations.- Chapter 1. Historical Foundations of the Rorschach Inkblot Method.- Chapter 2. Developmental Considerations in Rorschach Assessment.- Chapter 3. Assessing Personality Functioning of Adolescents with Performance-Based Measures.- Part II The Rorschach Inkblot Method: Theory, Research, and Practice.- Chapter 4. The Rorschach Inkblot Method: Theory.- Chapter 5. The Rorschach Inkblot Method: Research.- Chapter 6. The Rorschach Inkblot Method: Practice.- PART III. Applications of Rorschach Assessment of Adolescents.- Chapter 7. Diagnostic Applications: Delineating Psychotic and Affective Disorders.- Chapter 8. Diagnostic Applications: Delineating Internalized Symptoms Patterns.- Chapter 9. Diagnostic Applications: Delineating Externalized Symptom Patterns.- Chapter 10. Forensic Applications.- Chapter 11. Therapeutic Applications.- Part IV. Conclusion.- Chapter 12. Toward Empirically-Based Psychodynamic Assessment: The Rorschach Psychoanalytic Science and Practice (RPSP) Model.

“Rorschach Assessment of Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Practice will likely appeal to a graduate students and clinicians who routinely conduct psychological evaluations or value evaluations as a component of treatment. The reader will appreciate the organization of the material as well as the relevant, empirically supported, and thoughtful contents.” (Lisa Fitzgibbons, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (39), September, 2016)

“This book covers the use of the Rorschach test with adolescents, with case studies from different countries. The intended audience includes researchers, professionals, and graduate students in child and school psychology, forensic medicine, and assessment, testing, and evaluation. … Written by experts in the field, this readable book with helpful case illustrations should be in the hands of clinicians and researchers who are interested in projective testing.” (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2016)