Rorschach test study on atypical psychosis

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  • 非定型精神病のロールシャッハ・テスト研究
  • -Its subcategorization-
  • -ロールシャッハによる類型化の試み-

Abstract

To improve our understanding of atypical psychotics, their Rorschach test. results were analyzed. Twenty-one patients diagnosed with atypical psychosis (5 men and 16 women) were given the Rorschach test. Then, they were classified into four subgroups on two criteria of thinking disturbance and affective disturbance. In the Rorschach, the deviant verbalizations and minus form level represent the former disturbance, and the chromatic and achromatic color responses signify the latter disturbance. Group I (n 10) was characterized by the presence of deviant verbalizations in the Rorschach results. Group II (n 4) did not include any deviant verbalizations and gave many human movements, chromatic and achromatic color responses. Group III (n 3) showed no deviant verbalizations or achromatic color responses, but they gave many human movements and chromatic responses. Group IV (n 4) had no deviant verbalizations, and there was at most one human movement response. Group I includes more schizophrenic components, though Group II shows more manic and depressive potentials. Both Group III and IV appear to be more neurotic. There are few signs of good prognosis in Group I and II, whereas Group III and IV are supposed to show better prognosis. These four groups keep adequate intellectual productivity and good interpersonal relations.

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