ABSTRACT
As noted in the introduction, psychoanalytic approaches to the Rorschach test are based on the pioneering work of David Rapaport. Yet, recent and significant shifts in psychoanalytic theory are leading Rorschach theorists (P. Lerner, 1992) away from Rapaport’s virtually exclusive structural approach and toward an interest in experiential factors. In this chapter, I explain and discuss what is meant by an experiential psychoanalytic approach to the Rorschach. Although the emphasis here is experiential, this is not intended as a replacement of Rapaport’s earlier structural focus. Rather, it should be regarded as an extension.
