| Abstract: | Originally introduced into America in the early 1920s, the Rorschach attracted students from many disciplines who revolted against the "trait" psychology that pervaded the psychological scene at the time. For 30 yrs, Rorschach students enthusiastically viewed the technique as a global method that could study the human personality as a whole and in depth. In the late 1960s, the Rorschach was challenged because of repeated failures in validating research, and interest declined in its development and application. Since 1970, however, it has emerged with more strength and vigor and on firmer theoretical foundations and sounder methodology. Greater prominence must be given to clinically oriented research, notably to the idiographic and interactional aspects of the method, so that the Rorschach can reach its ultimate goal of complete scientific validity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
