The Use of the Rorschach in a Psychiatric Study of Promiscuous Girls

Prognostic indices in the Rorschach records of hospitalized patients.

“…Among studies of psychotic records (8,12,13,15) there has been general agreement concerning die predictive value of color responses, with more limited acceptance of such other pertinent indices as movement responses, achromatic responses, and the tendency to withhold doubtful interpretations. Findings obtained from the Rorschachs of nonpsychotic hospitalized patients (3,4,6,9,17) reveal some similarities to the foregoing in the form of an emphasis upon color, shading, or movement responses. Other factors correlating with the outcome of treatment which have appeared in studies of both psychotics and nonpsychotics include card rejections, location responses, and nature of content.…”

Psychological tests in psychopathological prognosis.

“…Perhaps related to a discussion of neuroses is a study of the treatability of personality difficulties related to sexual promiscuity (18). Rorschach signs relevant to treatability, generally similar to those found by Dickson, were derived from criterion outcome groups, the membership of each group being restricted to women who were judged to show "intrapsychic conflict."…”

Test indicators for therapy prognosis.

“…Bradway, Lion, and Corrigan [4] developed a prognostic rule on the Rorschach to predict the success in therapy of 16 promiscuous delinquent girls. When cross validated on 20 other delinquent girls, the list proved to be 80% successful in predicting the therapeutic outcome.…”