Psychopathology and Mental Retardation: A Study Using the Rorschach Inkblot Test

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study the psychological effects of disorders such as schizophrenia and depression associated with mental retardation. The Rorschach Inkblot Test and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale were administered to a group of 97 subjects (52 women and 45 men) ages 15:10 yr. to 36:6 yr. (M=21:5, SD=5:3). The subjects were divided into four subgroups according to the presence or absence of mental retardation and psychiatric diagnosis (schizophrenia versus depression). The quality of the perception in Rorschach responses and the ErlebnisTypus scores differentiated psychotic and depressed subjects well. These disorders, when associated with mental retardation, make impairment of perceptual performance worse. The interaction between Axis I mental disorders (according to DSM-IV diagnosis) and mental retardation, an Axis II disorder, is discussed.

Construct Validity Of Rorschach Space Responses

“…According to the hypotheses, S-integration responses were not correlated with any anger or aggression variables. This finding offers further support to the hypothesis that S-integration could be indicative of other, different psychological processes, perhaps complex and flexible thinking and creativity [27], creativity [53], IQ [17,54], and that it should be studied in future research.…”

Metanálise de Relações Interpessoais no Método de Rorschach em Países Ocidentais

“…Apenas para se ter um panorama de como o Método de Rorschach tem sido pesquisado nos últimos anos, podemos citar investigação de: pessoas com problemas de alcoolismo e uso de drogas (Schiltz, 2008), comportamento suicida (Grava, Ceroni, Rucci & Scudellari, 2006), retardo mental (Di Nuovo, Buono, Colucci & Pellicciotta, 2004), Transtorno de Pânico (Villemor-Amaral, Franco & Farah, 2008), insônia (Carvalho et al, 2003), Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico (Santoantonio, Yazigi & Sato, 2004), portadores de HIV (Fioroni & Figueiredo, 2003). E, ainda, com motoristas infratores que tiveram suspenso o direito de dirigir (Frasson & Souza, 2002), bem como com estudantes de medicina (Rossetto, Skawinski, Coelho, Rossetto Júnior & Bolla, 2000 2 Entende-se aqui como "população não-paciente" pessoas sem histórico de desajuste psicológico ou transtorno psiquiátrico e que estejam em atividade laboral e/ou estudantil, incluindo pessoas em atividades domésticas.…”