Perceptual-Organizational Characteristics of the Rorschach Task

Abstract

The present study was designed to begin to explore the perceptual and visuospatial organization required to respond to the Rorschach task. Previous research has shown a relative independence of Rorschach scores from other measures of neurocognitive functioning (e.g., Zillmer & Perry, 1996). However, many of the neuropsychological measures used in previous studies did not require the patient to organize a complex visuospatial stimulus in the same way that the Rorschach does. In this study, data from 27 children and adolescents administered the Rorschach and the Rey-Osterreith Complex Figure Test (ROCF) were examined. Results of analyses indicated that, accounting for age and Full Scale IQ, there were a number of significant relationships between accuracy of ROCF renditions and Rorschach measures of developmental quality and perceptual accuracy. Implications for the understanding the nature of the Rorschach response process and its utility in clinical neuropsychology are discussed.

Neuropsychological Factors and Rorschach Performance in Children

“…This article describes the association between a number of Rorschach scores and performance on tests of cognitive ability. There has been a long tradition of exploring the relationship between Rorschach scores and measures of intellectual ability, cognitive functioning, and psychological development (e.g., Acklin & Fechner-Bates, 1989; Allison & Blatt, 1964; Brooks, 1979; Charek, Meyer, & Mihura, 2015; Gallucci, 1989; Goldfried, Stricker, & Weiner, 1971; Greenberg & Cardwell, 1978; Gross, Newton, & Brooks, 1990; Ilonen et al, 2000; Marsden, 1970; Meyer, Erdberg, & Shaffer, 2007; Meyer, Giromini, Viglione, Reese, & Mihura, 2015; Mihura, Meyer, Dumitrascu, & Bombel, 2013; O’Neill, O’Neill, & Quinlan, 1976; Ridley, 1987; Ridley & Bayton, 1983; Smith, Bistis, Zahka, & Blais, 2007; Stanfill, Viglione, & Resende, 2013; Wagner, Young, & Wagner, 1992; Wenar & Curtis, 1991; Wood, Krishnamurthy, & Archer, 2003; Zillmer & Perry, 1996). Although results are not uniform, these studies generally have been consistent in demonstrating that measures of psychological sophistication, including general intelligence and youth age, are positively associated with Rorschach scores indicative of cognitive synthesis, conventionality of perception, articulation of the determinants of one’s perceptions, and embellishing perceptions with activity, particularly human activity (see Mihura et al, 2013, and Stanfill et al, 2013, for reviews).…”

Cognitive deficits and Rorschach task

“…The Rorschach test (Acklin & Wu-Holt, 1996;Rorschach, 1921) has been used in psychological and clinical practice and selection procedures (Bockner, 1945;Del Giudice, 2010): this is a test of perception arising from the specific cognitive processes, sensation, memory and associations (Smith, 2007). The interpretation of the answers given to the test items can identify any problematic issues of the The Rorschach test is most important in clinical practice for to improve the knowledge of patient's personality, and mirror neurons.…”

Rorschach y Psicobiología de la Personalidad

“…Otra área destacada es el AB20 (derecha), que también juega un papel relevante en el proceso de respuesta (Smith et al, 2007). Dicha área se relaciona con el procesamiento visual de alto nivel, en la integración partes-todo y en la memoria de trabajo de dicho procesamiento, así como también participa del procesamiento verbal (Trans Cranial Technologies, n.d.).…”

“…Abstracts from the 27th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 14-18, 2007", 2007, "Society of Biological Psychiatry 1997Annual Meeting" , 1997 Función ejecutiva (Ilonen & Leinonen, 2000;Ilonen et al, 2004;Minassian et al, 2005; "National Academy of Neuropsychology. Abstracts from the 27th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 14-18, 2007" , 2007) Lenguaje ("Abstracts from the 26th annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas", 2006) Memoria (Ilonen et al, 2004; "Abstracts from the 26th annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas", 2006) Percepción y procesamiento visual (ICOSR, 2001;Minassian et al, 2005;Smith, Bistis, Zahka, & Blais, 2007;"Society of Biological Psychiatry 1997Annual Meeting", 1997 Si bien los trastornos mentales son un amplio y heterogéneo grupo, y los déficits cognitivos asociados a ellos también, puede observarse un cierto patrón. En la mayor parte de trastornos mentales, las áreas cognitivas deficitarias más destacadas parecen ser: atención y procesamiento de la información, función ejecutiva, memoria de trabajo (Trivedi, 2006) y lenguaje (Millan et al, 2012).…”