Psychosomatic Diseases and the Rorschach Test
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment
- Vol. 50 (3) , 350-357
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa5003_3
Abstract
Despite numerous efforts to identify a Rorschach profile uniquely associated with and helpful in diagnosing psychosomatic conditions, none has been demonstrated to exist. Although certain Rorschach characteristics have been consistently observed in studies of patients with psychosomatic disease and can shed light on personality features of these individuals, similar characteristics are encountered in a variety of other conditions as well. This state of affairs is attributable not to short-comings in the Rorschach test, but rather to inadequate conceptualization and categorization of psychosomatic disease.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Rorschach Content Correlates in Five Groups with Organic PathologyJournal of Projective Techniques, 1961
- A Quantitative Approach to Affective Symbolism In Rorschach ResponsesJournal of Projective Techniques, 1952