ABSTRACT
Hermann Rorschach probably never intended for his inkblots to be used as a primary method for measuring, much less for diagnosing or studying, disordered thinking. He developed the Rorschach as a test of perceptual functioning, from which various aspects of behavior and personality structure could be inferred. However, in addition to its broad utility as a test of personality functioning and internal representation, the Rorschach has proven to be an enormously useful instrument for detecting disorders of thinking and for helping us conceptualize the different processes that underlie them.
