Scoring of the Rorschach-1
Location & Developmental Quality
The location of the responses refers to the area of the inkblot that
is used.
Exner also specifies coding for Developmental Quality, which is
determined by evaluating each location score in relation to its
degree of integration.
Symbol
Definition
Example
Synthesized
Two birds sitting on a fence,
Response (separate Two clouds are building up, like
but related)
expanding, and coming together,
Ordinary Response
Two birds
Synthesized
Response
Two clouds coming together
Vague
Clouds in the sky
V/+
V
Determinant & Form Quality
Determinant coding often seems to be the most complex feature of
scoring to the beginning Rorschacher. The examiner must consider
all of the possibilities that contribute to why an object that is
reported, actually looks like that to the subject.
The subject would generate some potential answers to an inkblot
area. After many potential answers are discarded, another selection
process occurred. The final selection process is influenced very
markedly by the habits or personality traits of the subjects, plus the
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psychological state of the individual at the time of taking the test.
Needs, attitudes, conflicts, styles, etc. all become involved as
features important in the final selection of the answers that are
delivered.
In the most favorable circumstances, the subject gives the critical
data directly, as in It has that general shape or Its colored like
they are or The different shades here give that impression. But
sometimes, even the cooperative subject does not express the
critical information that precisely.
There are 7 broad categories of determinants, each of which
represents a way in which the stimulus field may be translated by
the subject. The 7 categories include 24 symbols for coding
determinants.
1. Form
The determinant is common to
almost all responses, either as the
only determinant, or combined with
other determinants.
2. Movement
This categories has three subcategories, (1) Human Movement, (2)
Animal Movement, (3) Inanimate
Movement. All movement answers
are also codes as Active or Passive
(the verb talking is probably the best
benchmark).
3. Chromatic Color
Includes 3 symbols the choice of
which depends on the extent to
which form is involved in the
answer.
4. Achromatic Color
Includes 3 symbols the choice of
which depends on the extent to
which form is involved in the
answer.
5. Shading
This categories has three subcategories, each with 3 symbols, to
account for different use of shading,
(1)
Texture,
(2)
Depth
or
Dimensionality, and (3) Diffuse.
6.Form Dimension
One symbol is used for responses in
which
the
impression
of
dimensionality is based on size or
contour.
7. Pairs & Reflections
Will always involve some use of
form and are based on the symmetry
of the blots.
In approximately 20% of all responses, more than one determinant
to be used to make a single response. These are referred to as
blends and are designed by indicating the two (or more)
determinants and placing a full stop (.) between them. The most
important determinant is placed in front of the other determinant(s)
and is considered as the primary determinant.(
Ma.CFo)
1.
Form
(1) Shape Form
(,..)
(2)
Form Further inquiry of a rain cloud, it may
be its all black like a rain cloud or Its all irregular & more
narrow at the top like a rain cloud.
(3) M & m Form
2.
Movement
(4)M (Human movement):
(active)
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(passive)
(sensory experiences; That just reminds me of gloom or
It looks love to me) M(but with no form quality)
(5)FM(Animal movement):
(6) m (Inanimate movement): a cloud
rising, a flag flying in the breeze, Flames leaping up.
(static)(unnatural tension state)
m
(7)Active-Passive superscript: (talking)
Active or Passive
active & passive
Ma-p()
active & passive
Ma.
3.
Chromatic Color ()
(1) FC, CF, or Pure C
Response
Inquiry
A
pretty S:
beautiful flower
(CF)
S:
E:
S: (FC)
(2) Pure C
CF
Response
Inquiry
Blood
That red looks like blood running down.
(3) The step-down principle: Pure C response
CF
Pure C
4.
Achromatic Color ()
(1) chromatic color symbol
Achromatic color response
(key word)black,
white, grayThe bat is black, like most bats
(2) light and dark
achromatic color or the use of shading .
shading
5.
Shading
(1) Texture: The texture response symbols are used to code
responses in which the shading features are employed to create a
tactile impression, as in, soft, rough, smooth, furry, wet, etc.
(2) Vista:
When the shading features have been used to
create the impression of depth or dimensionality. As in, Its
down in, Its behind, Its rounded at the edgesetc.
(3) Diffuse: Any shading responses that is not texture or vista is
codes as diffuse shading.
6.
FD(Form Dimension)
(1) These are answers that involve impressions of depth, distance,
or dimension that are not based on shading features.
(2) Usually size differentiation is the contributing elements, such
as, the feet are so much bigger than the head, he must be lying
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down, or It looks like its in perspective, like Im looking up
at him
(3) Some responses like U can only see the leg and part of the
arm, so it must be behind this also code Form Dimension.
7.
Pair (2) / Fr+rF
(1) Pair
(
) Pair
(2) Pair .
(3) Fr + rF
Pair
