ABSTRACT
As elaborated in chapter 1, the Rorschach Inkblot Method (RIM) is best conceived as a measure of both perception and association. The way people structure their response process provides information about structural features of their personality functioning, and the thematic imagery they produce reveals aspects of their underlying personality dynamics. The discussion in chapter 4 of the complementary roles of projection and card pull in shaping Rorschach responses speaks further to the utility of distinguishing perceptual and associational aspects of the response process. However, as noted in chapter 2, there is no mutually exclusive relationship between perceptual structuring and personality structure on the one hand, or between thematic imagery and personality dynamics on the other hand. For example, a large number of An responses, which is a structural variable, is likely to identify underlying concerns about bodily functions, which is a personality dynamic; repetitive thematic imagery involving aggressive interactions suggests a generally assertive nature, which is a structural feature of personality.
