The aggression response and the Rorschach

J Clin Psychol. 1992 Jan;48(1):104-14. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199201)48:1<104::aid-jclp2270480115>3.0.co;2-1.

Abstract

We propose the addition of four aggressive indices for Rorschach scoring: aggressive content, aggressive potential, aggressive past, and sado-masochism scores. Interrater agreement is presented and ranges from 92-100%. Nomothetic comparisons are made between groups with higher base rates for violence with mixed results, although the sado-masochism frequency was significantly higher in severe psychopaths than in moderate psychopaths. Idiographic use of the aggression indices is emphasized, with a particular focus upon inferring the quality, intensity, and directionality of intrapsychic aggression in relation to self and object representations.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aggression / psychology*
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder / diagnosis
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder / psychology
  • Cachexia / psychology
  • Drive
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Object Attachment
  • Psychometrics
  • Rorschach Test / statistics & numerical data*
  • Violence