The Rorschach: v. 1 A Comprehensive System(Wiley Series in Personality Processes)

The Rorschach A Comprehensive System Volume 2: Interpretation Second Edition John E. Exner, Jr. The second volume in John E. Exner's groundbreaking work, this book is devoted to advanced scoring and interpretation, including structural assessment, content assessment, and diagnosis and prediction, as well as special issues relating to specifics of interpretation for various pathological conditions. This revised and expanded Second Edition includes findings from more than 300 studies involving more than 12,000 subjects--including young and old, patients and nonpatients--conducted since 1982. Also new to this edition are a chapter on simulation and malingering and one on issues in researching the test. 1991 (0 471-85080-2) 476 pp. The Rorschach A Comprehensive System Volume 3: Assessment of Children and Adolescents John E. Exner, Jr. and Irving B. Weiner The third volume in this highly successful series offers practitioners a single source to the essential interpretive skills for establishing accurate psychological descriptions of younger clients using the Rorschach Test. Data collected from more than 1,800 non-patient children--ages 5 through 16--provides a solid normative base for interpretation. Nineteen case studies demonstrate the use of the test for personality description, differential diagnosis, and treatment planning in cases involving schizophrenia, depression, and learning and behavior problems. 1982 (0 471-09364-5) 449 pp. Handbook of Psychological Assessment Second Edition Gary Groth-Marnat Offers step-by-step guidance to the selection, administration, evaluation, and interpretation of the WlSC-R and WAIS-R; Bender Visual Motor Gestalt; MMPI/MMPI-2; TAT; Rorschach; CPI; and projective drawings. It also offers a rational approach to integrating test results, interview data, and behavioral measurements into a psychological report. New to this edition are chapters on the context of clinical assessment; interview techniques; behavioral assessment; a review of the MMPI-2 (revised); a new scoring system for the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test; a section on clinical judgment; and more. 1990 (0 471-51034-3) 594 pp.

Table of Contents:
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.

About the Author :
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.