Principles of Rorschach Interpretation (Lea's Personality and Clinical Psychology) (Hardcover)

by Irving B. Weiner (Author) "The centennial of Hermann Rorschach's birth was observed in 1984, and more than 80 years have passed since he began in earnest to show inkblots..." (more)
Key Phrases: critical special scores, first positive key variable, introversive people, Egocentricity Index, Col-Shd Bld, Form-Color Ratio (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for the first edition:
I strongly recommend...Principles of Rorschach Interpretation to all serious students of the Rorschach and even to beginning students.
—Contemporary Psychology

Praise for the first edition:
Extremely well-written, with a thorough outline of RIM interpretation and personality diagnosis...a valuable asset to any clinician working with children, adolescents or adults.
—Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health

Praise for the first edition:
Over the years it was probably necessary that the different strands that make up Rorschach interpretation-structure, content, sequence, and test-taking behavior-spend some time mostly isolated from one another so that each approach could grow and be refined. That separate development has happened, and now, with Principles of Rorschach Interpretation, Weiner has brought the strands together. This wise and eminently useful book integrates all that we have accomplished with the Rorschach in a presentation whose fortunate beneficiary is the personality assessment clinician.

Praise for the first edition:
This is the Rorschach book I have always hoped to read...an excellent work...it explains complex relationships among Rorschach variables in a comprehensive manner...[and] in experiential and interpersonal terms rather than in technical language.
—Leonard Handler, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee

Praise for the first edition:
I strongly recommend...Principles of Rorschach Interpretation to all serious students of the Rorschach and even to beginning students.
—Contemporary Psychology

Praise for the first edition:
Extremely well-written, with a thorough outline of RIM interpretation and personality diagnosis...a valuable asset to any clinician working with children, adolescents or adults.
—Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health

Praise for the first edition:
Over the years it was probably necessary that the different strands that make up Rorschach interpretation-structure, content, sequence, and test-taking behavior-spend some time mostly isolated from one another so that each approach could grow and be refined. That separate development has happened, and now, with Principles of Rorschach Interpretation, Weiner has brought the strands together. This wise and eminently useful book integrates all that we have accomplished with the Rorschach in a presentation whose fortunate beneficiary is the personality assessment clinician.

Praise for the first edition:
This is the Rorschach book I have always hoped to read...an excellent work...it explains complex relationships among Rorschach variables in a comprehensive manner...[and] in experiential and interpersonal terms rather than in technical language.
—Leonard Handler, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
A comprehensive, clinician-friendly guide to utilizing the Rorschach for personality description, this book delineates & illustrates the integrative interpretation of structural, thematic and behavioral Rorschach data.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 440 pages
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum; 1 edition (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805831088
• ISBN-13: 978-0805831085
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #573,124 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only Rorschach interpretation book you'll ever need., October 3, 2000

By	Daniel Boone (Trenton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

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.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source for anyone interested in the Rorschach, January 31, 1999

By A Customer

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.

0 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dust cover missing when bought brand new, February 23, 2006

By	M. Whitehead "clinicalpsychstudent" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Principles of Rorschach Interpretation (Volume in Lea's Personality and Clinical Psychology Series) (Hardcover)

The book was sent without the depicted dust jacket cover.