The Rorschach, a Comprehensive System Vol. 1: Basic Foundations - Hardcover

Exner, John E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471807044 ISBN 13: 9780471807049

Publisher: Wiley, 1986

Synopsis

The second edition of the third volume is devoted to the use of the Rorschach Inkblot Test with children and adolescents. This new edition includes updated norms and scoring procedures based on changes that first appeared in the system in the revised volume 2. The third edition of volume 1 provides the authoritative introduction to the basic principles of the Test and explains how to administer, score and interpret the results. The second edition of volume 2 is devoted to advanced scoring and interpretation, including structural and content assessment, diagnosis and prediction and special issues concerning the interpretation of various pathological conditions. Volumes 1 and 2 have both been revised within the last two years and this revision of volume 3 brings the entire set up to date.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The fully revised edition of the premier guidebook to the Rorschach® test

For the last three decades, Dr. John Exner’s Comprehensive System has been the leading approach worldwide to administering and interpreting the Rorschach® test. The Rorschach®: A Comprehensive System, Volume 1, Fourth Edition retains the thorough, authoritative coverage that has kept this book at the forefront of the field, while combining approaches to both evaluation and interpretation for the first time in a single volume. This new edition provides updated research and information on administering, scoring, and interpreting the Rorschach® test, as well as new normative data, coverage of recent controversies and criticisms of the test, and illustrative case studies.

New to this edition:

• Latest normative data for interpreting the Rorschach®
• More cases illustrating the techniques for administering, scoring, and interpreting the test
• New chapters on interpretation
• A chapter on recent controversies surrounding the test

The Rorschach®: A Comprehensive System remains the most enlightened and influential guide to the test.

About the Author

JOHN E. EXNER Jr., PHD, is Professor Emeritus in Psychology at Long Island University in New York; Executive Director of the Rorschach Workshops, which he founded in 1968; and Curator of the Rorschach Archives and Museum in Bern, Switzerland. He is past president of the International Rorschach Society and has received numerous awards including the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Contributions to Knowledge Award in 1997. Dr. Exner is the author of many scholarly works, including eight books on the Rorschach test.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471807044
• ISBN 13: 9780471807049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 522