title: Initial validity of the Logical Rorschach in the assessment of trauma.
abstract: Wagner's (2001) Logical Rorschach (LR) was designed to be a simple but reliable and valid system for assessing psychological distress and cognitive slippage using the Rorschach Inkblot Method (Exner, 2003). In this investigation, we administered the Rorschach to 50 adults with and without trauma histories. Scoring of the test followed both the Comprehensive System (CS; Exner, 2003) and the LR guidelines. Results indicate that the Perceptual Thinking Index (Exner, 2000, 2003), the CS-derived Trauma Content Index (Armstrong & Loewenstein, 1990) and Aggressive Past (Gacono & Meloy, 1994), and the LR Perceptual Accuracy Score (Wagner, 2001) scores were able to differentiate the 2 groups. Despite largely equivocal findings, it appears that some aspects of the LR may have some validity in the assessment of trauma-related phenomena.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 93106, USA. ssmith@education.ucsb.edu
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Jenss
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Sivan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kochinski
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patz
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Nowinski
mesh_terms: D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012392:Rorschach Test / Q000592:standards*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult