Rorschach assessment of senior adults

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Rorschach assessment of senior adults

Irving B. Weiner, Liat Appel, and Shira Tibon-Czopp

Routledge, 2019

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

This guide is a much-needed reference for clinicians on how to use the Rorschach Inkblot Test with senior adults, an essential tool for assessing personality functioning to better identify psychological interventions. The book integrates historical developments, current research, conceptual considerations, and therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Chapters review basic guidelines for the understanding and interpretation of Rorschach variables, including protocol validity; interpretation of structural variables, thematic imagery, and cross-cultural normative data; sequence analysis; and more. The authors then provide 10 case illustrations of how the Rorschach indices of cognitive functioning, emotional experience, interpersonal relatedness, and self-perception can facilitate differential diagnosis and treatment planning in clinical work with older people. These case illustrations are rooted in previously non-existent Rorschach reference data based on an international sample of more than 250 senior adults and a second sample of more than 200 patients with Alzheimer's disease. Clinicians will come away with a solid empirical basis for distinguishing between normal-range personality functioning and manifestations of psychological disorder in the elderly and for providing beneficial interventions to senior adult patients.

目次

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Part I Introduction Chapter 1: Current Research and Perspectives on Aging Neuropsychological Research on Aging Psychodynamic Perspectives on Aging Conclusion References Chapter 2: Historical Developments in the Rorschach Assessment of Senior Adults Early History Standardized Data for Senior Adults Historical Developments in Applying the Rorschach as a Neuropsychological Tool Conclusion References Part II. Conceptual Considerations Chapter 3: Effective Utilization of the Rorschach Task in Clinical Gerontopsychology The Nature of the Rorschach Task Interpretive Significance of Test Behaviors Comments Expressive Style Interpersonal Style Conclusion References Chapter 4: Parameters of Rorschach Interpretation Protocol Validity Interpretation of Structural Variables Cognitive Functioning Affective Experience Interpersonal Relatedness Self-Perception Interpretation of Thematic Imagery Identifying Responses Rich in Thematic Imagery Formulating Interpretive Hypotheses Judging the Plausibility of Thematic Interpretations Sequence Analysis Conclusion References Part III. Normative Rorschach Data for Senior Adults Introduction to Normative Rorschach Data for Senior Adults References Chapter 5: International Normative Data for Nonpatients Interpreting Rorschach Cross-Cultural Normative Data Normative Data for Senior Adults in the Twenty-First Century Implications of the Normative Data Conclusion References Chapter 6: Developmental Issues Basic Developmental Concepts in Aging Applying the Rorschach for Assessing Developmental Personality Changes Rorschach Assessment of Younger and Older Senior Adults Cognitive Functioning Affective Experience Interpersonal Relatedness Self-Perception Conclusion References Chapter 7: Patients with Alzheimer's Disease Cognitive and Emotional Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease Rorschach Assessment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease Cognitive Functioning Affective Experience Interpersonal Relatedness Self-Perception Conclusion References Part IV. Applying Rorschach Assessment of Senior Adults: Case Illustrations Introduction to Case Illustrations Chapter 8: Dementia: "Old miners" or "Happy clowns?" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Chapter 9: Bipolar Disorder: "A broken heart, ruptured in some way" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Chapter 10: Korsakoff's Syndrome: "Reminds me of my life" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Chapter 11: Therapeutic Assessment of Acute Depressive Reaction: "Disgusting creatures" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Chapter 12: Traumatic Stress Condition: "Two people helping each other, but it's hopeless" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Chapter 13: Manic Defenses: "Could be a conflict but it's nice to me" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Chapter 14: Medical Condition and Somatization: "A slight indication of a butterfly" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Chapter 15. The Apres Coup Effect: "Like a butterfly that is folded" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Chapter 16: Fibromyalgia and Alexithymia: "It's better not to think about it than to suffer" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Chapter 17: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality: "I'm looking for a symbolic response" Background Information Interpretation of Rorschach Data Conclusion References Part V. Conclusion Chapter 18: Concluding Remarks+ References Index

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