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Toward a conceptual understanding of the deviant response in the Comprehensive Rorschach System

J H Kleiger1, M J Peebles-Kleiger

  • 1National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.

Journal of Personality Assessment
|February 1, 1993
PubMed
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This study clarifies the deviant response (DR) score in the Comprehensive Rorschach System, linking embellished DRs to confabulation for better clinical insights. Recommendations aim for more precise scoring of unusual Rorschach responses.

Area of Science:

  • Psychological assessment
  • Psychometrics
  • Clinical psychology

Background:

  • The deviant response (DR) special score in the Comprehensive Rorschach System requires clarification.
  • Existing literature presents confusion regarding fabulizing and confabulation concepts within Rorschach interpretation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the scoring criteria, subtypes, and interpretative nuances of the DR special score.
  • To enhance the understanding of the DR score by reviewing and clarifying Rorschach literature on fabulizing and confabulation.
  • To explore the clinical diagnostic implications of an excessively embellished DR response subtype.

Main Methods:

  • Review of Rorschach literature on deviant responses, fabulizing, and confabulation.
  • Equating an excessively embellished DR response subtype with Rapaport's "affect-laden fantasy" confabulation type.

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  • Analysis of the clinical diagnostic implications of this specific DR subtype.

    • Main Results:

    • The study identifies an "excessively embellished DR response" as a distinct subtype.
    • This subtype is linked to "affect-laden fantasy" confabulation, suggesting unique diagnostic utility.
    • Current DR score categories may benefit from modifications for improved consistency and utility.

    Conclusions:

    • Modifications to Comprehensive Rorschach System special scores, particularly the DR score, are recommended.
    • Proposed changes aim to increase internal consistency, precision, and the identification of diverse unusual Rorschach responses.
    • Refined DR scoring can enhance diagnostic accuracy in psychological assessments.