title: Seeing red: affect modulation and chromatic color responses on the Rorschach.
abstract: Psychoanalytic theories suggest that color perception on the Rorschach relates to affective modulation. However, this idea has minimal empirical support. Using a clinical sample, the authors explored the cognitive and clinical correlates of Rorschach color determinants and differences among four affective modulation subtypes: Controlled, Balanced, Under-Controlled, and Flooded. Subtypes were differentiated by measures of affective regulation, reality testing/confusion, and personality traits. Initial support for the relationship of chromatic color response styles and affective modulation was found.
authors: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Psychological Evaluation and Research Laboratory (PEaRL), Boston, MA 02114, USA. johanna.malone@gmail.com
authors: Johanna C
authors: JC
authors: Malone
authors: Michelle B
authors: MB
authors: Stein
authors: Jenelle
authors: J
authors: Slavin-Mulford
authors: Iruma
authors: I
authors: Bello
authors: S Justin
authors: SJ
authors: Sinclair
authors: Mark A
authors: MA
authors: Blais
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003116:Color; D003118:Color Perception; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012392:Rorschach Test; D055815:Young Adult