ABSTRACT
Chapters 10 through 14 consist of case material in which Rorschach protocols are used to illustrate the principles of interpretation delineated in chapters 3 through 8. As illustrations, the case presentations that follow are not intended to constitute case studies or psychodiagnostic evaluations, nor are they used to demonstrate the validity of Rorschach inferences. Adequate case studies require detailed information concerning an individual’s presenting problems, developmental history, family background, and current personal and social context. Thorough psychodiagnostic evaluations call for a battery of assessment instruments selected on the basis of the referral questions to be addressed and comprised of both relatively structured and relatively unstructured instruments, each of which is interpreted fully. Convincing demonstrations of the validity of Rorschach inferences necessitate comparing them systematically with data from other tests, with known events in a respondent’s life, and with reliable reports of the person’s behavior in various kinds of situations.
