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Principles of Rorschach Interpretation

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This book is, without question, the best book on Rorschach interpretation I have ever seen. Highly recommended. Weiner uses Exner's structural summary as the foundation, then incorporates Schafer's psychoanalytic approach for the interpretation of thematic imagery and idiosyncratic contents. Excellent integration of structural summary, thematic imagery, test behavior, and sequential analysis approaches. In addition to translating Exner's often stilted language into much more clinically useful language, the chapter on sequential analysis is worth the price of the book on its own. Excellent case presentations integrating the interpretive principles presented earlier close out the book. A must-have book for anyone who wants to make better sense of all the data provided by the Rorschach method.

This book conveys in a clear language the complexities of the Rorschach interpretation. The case examples provide a very good practice for grasping what is essential. I would recommend this book to anyone involved with the Rorschach interpretation. Will never be without it.

One of the many issues that comes with learning the Rorschach is interpretation and formulating these hypotheses into language that your patient/non psychology professionals will understand. The Exner books are great for gaining a basic understanding of how to code and score. However, its Weiner that really does a nice job bringing the data together in a meaningful way. Additionally, I enjoy Weiner's writing style- its easy to read and provides many examples to fill out the theoretical points. Lastly, I am a fan of the psychodynamic approach he takes, but, at times, I think he reaches a bit far with his interpretations. All in all its a very helpful reference. I would also recommend Weiner and Greene's The Handbook of Personality Assessment- it presents a range of instruments from self report to projective.

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