ABSTRACT
In addition to the major research and clinical thought disorder scoring systems, there are a number of relatively obscure and novel approaches for scoring thought disorder on the Rorschach. Clinical approaches like the one proposed by Aronow, Reznikoff, and Moreland based on Schuldberg and Boster's two-dimensional model, and the even more obscure psychoanalytically rooted system of Burstein and Loucks are far outside the mainstream but offer interesting ideas for contemplating disordered thinking on the Rorschach. Included among these secondary systems is Wagner's TRAUT System, which he developed as an empirical and theory-free method to detect "autisms" on the Rorschach. Two groups of researchers have studied the utility in employing abbreviated card sets to assess disordered thinking. The extensive body of Thought Disorder Index (TDI) research included a study that compared TDI scores on different combinations of 4-card Rorschach sets with TDI scores on the standard 10-card set.
