A Rorschach Study of 67 Alcoholics

Button, Alan D.

doi:10.15288/qjsa.1956.17.035

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“…The A group% ZC to M ratio was markedly extratensive, the sum of C being more than twice the sum of M. These results suggest that the acting-out group's orientation to the environment is governed by extreme emotional reactivity with limited control over the potential discharge of emotions of a labile and impdsive nature. These findings appear to be in accord with the ZC dominated experience type reported for alcoholic groups (Billig & Sullivan, 1943;Buhler & Lefever, 1947;Button, 1956) and for known acting-out groups (Cerney & Shevrin, 1974;Finney, 1955;Haskell, 1961;Kahn, 1959;Perdue, 1961;Rizzo & Ferracuti, 1959;Sommer & Sommer, 1958;Townsend, 1967;Walters, 1953). The W-M score's correct classification of 7570 of the 8s is consonant with the literature on the prediction of aggressive acting-out behavior.…”

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Differentiation between acting-out and non-acting-out alcoholics with the Rorschach and hand test

Haramis

Wagner

1980

J. Clin. Psychol.

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Two Hand Test and 18 Rorschach variables significantly differentiated two subgroups of aggressive and nonaggressive alcoholics (N = 60). The aggressive group could be characterized as hostile, impulsive, undercontrolled, undersocialized, and deficient in the capacity to pursue constructive environmental objectives. The results were largely in accord with other projective studies of known acting‐out groups. The 11 predictor variables that emerged from a stepwise discriminant analysis appear to have practical value for recognizing the potential acting‐out alcoholic and also provide evidence for the construct validity of the two projective tests used in this study.

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