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What is rorschach inkblot test for, and is it used in real life?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Inkblot: Also called rorschach test, is a set of 10 inkblot drawings that test personality profiles & is given & interpreted by a psychologist.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Richard Levenson answered

Specializes in Anxiety Disorders

Rorschach Technique: The rorschach technique can be a valuable part in the assessment of emotional functioning by a clinical psychologist.

Answered 4/17/2016

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Rorschach Assessment: Responses to the 10 images give a picture of one's approach to people, situations & life in general. Various systems of interpretation exist, notably by rappaport, klopfer, hertz, piotrowski & beck. Many thought the technique too subjective until john exner developed an empirically based "comprehensive system, " validated via research. It is indeed used in real life psychological assessment.

Answered 4/3/2016

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