Class 7

Question 1

Vg and FQ none

Answer 1

Very similar

Both scored except when the FQ is listed in the table as o or u or -

If any part of the response has form demand, the response is not vague (“a blob with a beak”)

Can inject form into an otherwise vague response (“paint in a circle”)

Leaf and lake are vague unless form is injected

Something destroyed can lose form demand (form is obliterated)

e.g., “A smashed bug”

Question 2

Props (off-card imagery)

Answer 2

Props are coded into MOA and ODL

BUT not for synthesis or other codes

So could have MOA without a Sy

Question 3

Extrapolation

Answer 3

Must share the shape, not just the object

e.g., face straight-on vs profile, cat whole vs. cat part

Start with the response in its entirety, then more to subparts (Garden) before (rose)

Question 4

Extrapolation - Judgement of Fit

Answer 4

Decision is typically between FQ- and FQu. To differentiate FQ- from FQu, the key cutoff is a value of 2.4 on the 5-point scale, p. 179

Q: “Can I see it quickly and easily at the designated location?”

Question 5

Important vs. Unimportant

Answer 5

Unimportant objects

> Unimportant objects are positional and logical extensions of important objects

Question 6

Response level to Protocol level conversion

Answer 6

The protocol level counts and calculations page

See what are counts and what are calculations in chapter 8

Question 7

RPAS Indicators

Answer 7

All the individual indicator scores and also Composite scores

Only computer can reliably calculate RPAS results
> Some scores are too complicated to calculate (Complexity Index, Ego Impairment Index)

Converts all indicators to T-scores!

Question 8

Composite and Index Scores

Answer 8

• Complexity Index
• IntCont (Intellectualized Content)
• EII-3 (Ego Impairment Index)
• TP-Comp (Thought and Perception Composite)
• WSumCog (Weighted Sum Cognitive)
• SC-Comp (Suicide Concern Composite)
• V-Comp (Vigilance Composite)
• CritCont% (Critical Content percent)

(See pp. 286-294; see p. 297 for table of calculations)

Question 9

Complexity

Answer 9

“Complexity/engagement is the first factor (accounting for most of the variance) when you factor analyze Rorschach scores. Research shows it is associated with malingering/defensiveness among many other things. In R-PAS we measure this using a variable that includes Location/Space/Object., Determinant, and Content complexity. R-PAS scoring output automatically calculates how high or low Complexity is in a given protocol and includes an option that allows users to partial it out to show how all the variables would look if the respondent had a median level of complexity” (Erard).

Question 10

Ego Impairment Index (EII-3)

Answer 10

Reflects thinking disturbance and severity of psychopathology

Question 11

Critical Content % (CritCon%)

Answer 11

= An + Bl + Sx + MOR + AGM + Ex + Fi

divided by R

Question 12

Thought and Perception Composite TP-Comp

Answer 12

p. 294

Question 13

Vigilance Composite (V-Comp)

Answer 13

p. 295

Question 14

Suicide Concern Composite (SC-Comp)

Answer 14

p. 295

Question 15

Norm-based Interpretation

Answer 15

Norms – critical issue

Question 16

Keep in Mind

Answer 16

These indicators are to these 10 cards only

Given the distal critical bits, the nature of the blots

Takes lots of work to see food for example in these cards, unusual to see no humans or to see many humans, etc.

Question 17

Norms are the basis of interpretation

Answer 17

In general look for a variance of a standard deviation or more from the norm to interpret an indicator

The further from the mean, the more significant

We will base our interpretations on the nomothetic results. Meanings are complex but we use words to point in the right direction (meaning is influenced by the constellation of indicators)

Keep in mind there is never a one-to-one correspondence between an indicator and its proposed meaning.

Also, keep in mind there is also content, sequence, and behavior interpretation.

Question 18

RPAS Norms

Answer 18

RPAS adopted the International norms

Recognizing the substantial similarity to the Exner norms

But also acknowledging the broader applicability of the international norms

They argue International sample corrects CS tendency toward negative interpretations (particularly FQ)

Question 19

International Norms Project

Answer 19

“Rorschach scores generalize across languages, cultures, and recruitment strategies” (RPAS, 2017)

Question 20

Page 1 and Page 2

Answer 20

Page 1 = those variables with solid evidence of validity

Page 2 = those variables with some evidence of validity