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Hermann Rorschach (German: [ˈhɛːman ˈʁoːʁʃaχ]; 8 November 1884 – 2 April 1922) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. His education in art helped to spur the development of a set of inkblots that were used experimentally to measure various unconscious parts of the subject's personality.
Apr 4, 2024 · Hermann Rorschach was a Swiss psychiatrist who devised the inkblot test that bears his name and that was widely used clinically for diagnosing psychopathology. The eldest son of an art teacher, Rorschach considered becoming an artist but chose medicine instead. As a secondary school student, he was.
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After studying 300 mental patients and 100 control subjects, in 1921 Hermann Rorschach wrote his book Psychodiagnostik, which was to form the basis of the inkblot test. After experimenting with several hundred inkblots which he drew himself, he selected a set of ten for their diagnostic value.
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Jan 19, 2024 · While the Rorschach test could be considered a relic by modern psychologists today and may not be the perfect tool, it continues to be used widely, particularly for identifying and diagnosing schizophrenia – which was Hermann Rorschach’s true intention for this test.
Feb 17, 2017 · Hermann Rorschach trained with influential psychiatrist Carl Jung, but he also had a strong artistic background. "His dad was a drawing teacher and he was a very visual person," author Damion...
Searls, D. (2017). The inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, his iconic test, and the power of seeing. Crown Publishers/Random House. Abstract. In 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human mind: a set of ten carefully designed inkblots.
Jun 27, 2018 · SUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY. Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist, was born in 1884 and died in 1922. These were the exciting years when psychoanalysis came of age and gave impetus to fresh inquiry in all social and cultural areas. In the psychology of the individual, psychoanalysis revealed hitherto unfathomed aspects of the emotions.
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