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Course: Rorschach Method 1

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Course title Rorschach Method 1
Course code PCH/RME1M
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Seitl Martin, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Projective methods and introduction to the Rorschach´s method a) Demands of the science and projective methods b) Introduction to the Rorschach´s method c) Principle of projection in the Rorschach´s method 2. History and development of Rorschach´s method a) H. Rorschach, his colleagues and successors b) European tradition c) US tradition d) The Comprehensive system E) Rorschach Performance Assessment System 3. Administration a) Administration - seating, rules of testing, instructions, phase of associations (response phase), inquiry (clarification phase), behavior during the testing b) Issue of long and short records, R-optimized approach 4. Scoring in the Comprehensive system and basic interpretation of scores a) Scoring - Localization, DQ, Zf b) Determinants (form, movement, shading, color, reflexive answers,...) c) Form Quality (FQ) d) Pair responses e) Contents f) Popular responses g) Special scores 5. Structural summary 6. Principles of counting and basic interpretation a) Core b) Affects, Interpersonal c) Selfperception d) Processing, Mediation, Ideation e) 6 global indexes 7. Coding in R-PAS a) Administration Behaviors b) Location, SI, SR c) Contents d) Sy, Vg and Pairs e) Form Quality f) Popular contents g) Determinants h) Cognitive and Thematic Codes 8. On-line system for counting 9. Basic interpretation in R-PAS a) Export description b) Interpretative procedures c) Individual variables d) Protocol Level Interpretation 10. Seminars a) Trainings for scoring b) Basic interpretation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
  • Attendace - 48 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To get more familiar with this psychological projective method and systems of the scoring and the interpretation through the Comprehensive system and Rorschach Performance Assessment System. The course contains a demonstration of applications in the Clinic and Work psychology.
The students have the knowledge of projective principles and they have the ability to score Rorschach records independently through Comprehensive system and R-PAS. They can use basic techniques for the interpretation of the records in both systems.
Prerequisites
This course is for the Master's Degree students who completed courses of the Personality Psychology, the Clinic psychology and the Psychodiagnostics. The students have to complete those courses before they can start the Rorschach test 2.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Knowledge of principles of projection and history of Rorschach´s method. Independent scoring/coding of a Rorschach record.
Recommended literature
  • Bohm, Ewald. Lehrbuch der Rorschach-Psychodiagnostik : für Psychologen, Ärzte und Pädagogen. Bern : Hans Huber, 1951..
  • ČERMÁK, I., ŽENATY, J., TELEROVSKÝ, R. Rorschach a projektivní metody.Ročenka České společnosti pro Rorschacha a projektivní metody 2006..
  • EXNER, J. E., ERDBERG, P. The Rorschach. A Comprehensive System. Volume 2: Advanced Interpretation (3rd ed.). New Jersey: Wiley..
  • EXNER, J. E., Jr. (2009). A Rorschach Workbook for the Comprehensive System (5.th ed). Praha: Testcentrum.
  • EXNER, J. E. The Rorschach. A Comprehensive System. Volume 1: Basic Foundations and Principles of Interpretation (4th ed.). New Jersey: Wiley..
  • GACONO, C. B., & MELOY, J. R. (1994). (1994). The Rorschach Assessment of Aggressive and Psychopathic Personalities.
  • Lečbych, M. (2013). Rorschachova metoda. Integrativní přístup k interpretaci.. Praha.
  • Meyer, G. J., Viglione, D. J., Mihura, J. L., Erard, R. E., & Erdberg, P. (2011). Rorschach Performance Assessment System. Administration, Coding, Interpretation and Technical Manual. Toledo.
  • Polák, A., Obuch, I. (2011). Komprehensivní systém J. E. Exnera, Jr. Standardizovaný přístup k vyhodnocení Rorschachovy metody.
  • ŘÍČAN, P., ŠEBEK, M., ŽENATÝ, J., MORÁVEK, S. (1981). Úvod do Rorschachovy metody.. Bratislava: Psychodiagnostické a didaktické testy, n. p.
  • Seitl, M., Lečbych, M. (2016). Lidská pohybová determinanta v Rorschachově metodě. Olomouc.
  • Svoboda, M. ( 1997). přehled textu Ewalda Bohma Lehrbuch der Rorschach Psychodiagnostik. Brno: Psychologický ústav FF MU.
  • Šípek, Jiří. Projektivní metody. Vyd. 1. Praha : ISV nakladatelství, 2000.
  • TELEROVSKÝ, R., ŽENATY, J., ČERMÁK, I. (Eds.). Rorschach a projektivní metody.. České společnosti pro Rorschacha a projektivní metody 2007. Praha: IPVZ.
  • VIGLIONE, D. J. (2002). Rorschach Coding Solutions.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Psychology (2014) Category: Psychology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 18.05.2024 00:11.