| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
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| Research Abstract |
We developed the database management system for the Rorschach and accumulated data more than 540 cases. This database is in a state of readiness for various research including a standardization study. In this period, the following researches using this database were conducted.
1.The Reliability and the Validity of Scoring
The reliability and validity of scores on the Rorschach were examined by comparing three different type scores for the same protocols, coded by the subjects, the examiners and the third person. The result shows lower reliability and validity in Kataguchi categories of rare detail, inanimate movement, and texture. This results could be attributed to (1)lack of specificity in the scoring rules, (2)lack of consideration for subjects' inner experience, and (3)inadequate preconceptions of scorers.
2.A Characteristic of Psychopathology Emerging in the Human Responses
This study focused on the relationship between the Rorschach human responses and psychopathology. Human responses were analyzed in terms of the outer-inner-combined activities (Takase, 2005), the active-passive dimension, and the articulation based on Blatt's concept. Participants were 53 patients with anxiety disorders, 51 patients with schizophrenia, 12 patients with borderline personality disorders, and 87 non-patients. The results showed that the analysis in this study differentiated the three types of psychopathology.
3.Reexamination of Popular Responses
This study examined the Rorschach popular responses (P).Participants were 214 adults. We found that some frequent contents are not listed in Kataguchi's P list (e.g., animal face for the whole area on Card 1 ; monster for the whole area on Card 4). On the other hand, some contents listed in Kataguchi's P list did not appear frequently (e.g., animal for D2 on Card 7 ; animal skin for the whole area on Card 6). These results suggest that P might change with times and culture.
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