title: An ego-psychological approach to the Rorschach.
abstract: This presentation is an extension and amplification of the ego-psychological assessment of Rorschach data initiated in 1946 by Rapaport, Gill, and Schafer whose focus was on the quality of the perception of reality and the assessment of defence. A more contemporary view of ego psychology not only includes an expanded view of defence but also of the nature of self- and object representations and the nature of object relations. An assessment of the synthesizing function of the ego was also discussed. The present purpose was to present a comprehensive assessment of Rorschach data from the point of view of contemporary ego psychology.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004532:Ego; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D009769:Object Attachment; D011594:Psychometrics; D011936:Reality Testing; D012392:Rorschach Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data