The Rorschach: A Comprehensive System; Volume 2: Current Research and Advanced Interpretation; Volume 3: Assessment of Children and Adolescents

Exner, John E., Jr.

ISBN 10: 0471249645 / ISBN 13: 9780471249641

Published by John Wiley & Sons 1975, 1978, 1982, New York, 1975

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3 volume set. Volume 3 co-authored with Irving B. Weiner. This is a Wiley Inter-Science Publication. Volume 1, 13th printing, xx, [2], 488, [2], Tables. References, Author Index, Subject Index, some underlining noted, name of previous owner on fep; Volume 2, 4th printing, 0471041661, 1978, xvi, 448 pages. Illustrations. Author Index, Subject Index; Volume 3, 2nd printing, 0471093645, Ink notation on fep and half-title. Institutional stamp on half-title page and edges, xvi, [2], 449, [5] pages, Illustrations. Author Index, Subject Index. DJs have some wear, tears, soiling, and chips. The Rorschach test is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both. It has been employed to detect underlying thought disorder, especially in cases where patients are reluctant to describe their thinking processes openly. In the 1960s, the Rorschach was the most widely used projective test. John E. Exner, Jr. (1928 - February 20, 2006), was an American psychologist. He received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Cornell University in 1958. He became a faculty member at Long Island University, where he was director of clinical training from 1969 to 1979. He became professor emeritus in 1984. Exner's name is famous because of his work on the Rorschach inkblot test. He was executive director of Rorschach Workshops in Asheville, North Carolina. For more than three decades he focused on the Rorschach and developed a standardized system for its interpretation. His Exner system of scoring, formally known as the Comprehensive System, was first published in 1974 and is now the standard method in psychology for administering, scoring and interpreting the Rorschach inkblot test. Through his work, the Rorschach inkblot test became a more useful psychometric instrument. For his outstanding lifetime contribution, he received the Bruno Klopfer Award in 1980.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Rorschach: A Comprehensive System; Volume 2: Current Research and Advanced Interpretation; Volume 3: Assessment of Children and Adolescents
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons 1975, 1978, 1982, New York
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471249645
• ISBN 13: 9780471249641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Various printings.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Volume 3: Assessment of Children and Adolescents provides practical, authoritative guidance in the Rorschach assessment of personality functioning in young people and in the identification of psychological disorders and developmental difficulties. Supported by conceptual formulations and research evidence, this text helps clinical and counseling psychologists deepen their understanding of the Rorschach and sharpen their skill in administering it. The Second Edition includes new material on the issue of projection, revised normative data on young people age 5 to 16, and a demonstration of the recently developed Comprehensive System "search strategy" for interpreting children's and adolescents' records. New to this edition also are sections on interpreting the Schizophrenia Index (SCZI), the Depression Index (DEPI), the Coping Deficit Index (CDI), and the Hypervigilence Index (HVI), and a discussion of bipolar disorder and the dynamic interplay of mania and depression. Subsequent chapters present new formulations of faltering personality development and antisocial behavior and new information on the assessment of learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A final chapter offers new material on Rorschach-based recommendations in child custody disputes. Throughout the text, explanatory concepts and empirical data are used to link features of normal and abnormal development with response patterns on the Rorschach, which are then linked to concrete criteria for diagnosis and treatment planning. The authors provide fourteen case studies to demonstrate clearly the application of these principles in clinical practice. Based on a system that has, over time, demonstrated both its validity and reliability, this book is an essential resource for all psychologists practicing, teaching, supervising, or researching personality assessment of children and adolescents.

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.