Projective Techniques in Personality Assessment: A Modern Introduction

646 Pages·1968·16.378 MB·English

by  A. I. Rabin (auth.), A. I. Rabin (eds.)

PROJECTIVE
TECHNIQUES
IN PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
With Contributions by
Joel Allison
Samuel J. Beck
Sidney J. Blatt
Leonard P. Campos
Paul G. Daston
Emanuel F. Hammer
Mary R. Haworth
Wayne H. Holtzman
Jules D. Holzberg
Max L. Hutt
Betram P. Karon
Walter G. Klopfer
Leonard M. Lansky
David Levine
Charles N euringer
A. I. Rabin
George C. Rosenwald
Jerome L. Singer
PROJECTIVE
TECHNIQUES
IN PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
A Modern Introduction
Edited by A. I. RABIN
Michigan State University
SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA. LLC
ISBN 978-3-662-38702-3 ISBN 978-3-662-39577-6 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-39577-6
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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. IN 1968
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Preface
This volume was planned to meet the need for a new and comprehensive
introductory text on projective techniques, a need that has been ap
parent for quite some time. Several such texts had been published
shortly after World War II, but none has appeared since that time.
In the past two decades, projective techniques have been modified,
revised, and refined, and these changes have been reported in numerous
articles, manuals, symposia, and monographs; several anthologies of
articles which had been previously published have also appeared. The
recent concern has been with such aspects of projective techniques as
their validity, the processes underlying the response to projective
stimuli, and the theory of projection itself. The contributions that make
up this book present a panoramic view of projective techniques and a
critical evaluation of developments in this field.
The volume was planned so that each author would have a free hand
in treating his or her assigned topic. Consequently, some chapters are
written largely from a clinical viewpoint, championing the idiographic
approach; others are more psychometric in orientation and nomothetic
in nature. This diversity, we believe, is all to the good. The student in
the areas of clinical psychology, personality, and personality assessment,
as well as the practicing clinician and researcher in the field of person
ality, will find the book useful as a systematic coordination and juxta
position of theories and applications.
The framework of the book also made it possible to strike a balance
between general issues and specific techniques. Parts I and VII deal with
the broader aspects of projective methods, history, theoretical interpreta
tions, and clinical and research applications. Parts II through VI are
devoted to methods that have stood the test of time or more recent ones
that appear particularly useful and promising. The techniques are, for
the most part, described in considerable detail and are critically evalu
ated; relevant research literature is summarized, too, in these Parts.
All of the chapters were especially written for this book. By making
original contributions, the authors have made the book a timely and
PREFACE v
modern introduction. I am very grateful for their efforts and for their
willingness to share their expertise.
Grateful acknowledgment is also made to those publishers who gave
permission to quote or reproduce materials from their publications.
Specific acknowledgments appear in the individual chapters.
It is hoped that this volume will not only prove of value as a sum·
mary of past work, but will also serve to stimulate creative developments
in the field of personality assessment.
Okemos, Michigan A. I. RABIN
November 1967
vi PREFACE
Contributors
Joel Allison. Assistant Professor of Psychology, Yale University School of Medi
cine; Senior Psychologist, Yale Psychiatric Institute.
Samuel ]. Beck. Professorial Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, and Lecturer,
Department of Psychology, University of Chicago.
Sidney J. Blatt. Associate Professor of Psychology, and Chief, Clinical Psychology,
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University.
Leonard P. Campos. Staff Psychologist, O.H. Close School for Boys, Stockton,
California; Visiting Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of
the Pacific.
Paul Daston. Professor of Psychology, University of Maryland; Consultant:
Veterans Administration, Frederick Chusid Company, Walter Reed Army
Hospital, Social Security Administration.
Emanuel F. Hammer. Director of Psychology, Psychiatric Clinic, New York City
Criminal Cou.rts; faculty member at New York University School of Arts
and Sciences clinical doctoral program, National Psychological Association
for Psychoanalysis, and Metropolitan Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies;
Chief Psychologist, Lincoln Institute of Psychotherapy.
Mary R. Haworth. Executive Secretary, Research Career Program, National In
stitute of Mental Health.
Wayne H. Holtzman. Professor of Psychology and Education; Dean, College of
Education, University of Texas.
Jules D. Holzberg. Professor, Wesleyan University.
Max L. Hutt. Consultant in Clinical Psychology, Michigan Department of Men
tal Hygiene; Consultant, Ypsilanti Public Schools; psychotherapist.
Bertram P. Karon. Associate Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University.
Walter G. Klopfer. Professor of Psychology, Portland State College; Executive
Editor, Journal of Projective Techniques and Personality Assessment.
Leonard M. Lansky. Professor of Psychology and Associate Director, Center for
Research and Training in Higher Education, University of Cincinnati.
C 0 NT RIB U T 0 RS vii
David Levine. Professor of Psychology, University of Nebraska.
Charles Neuringer. Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Kansas.
A. I. Rabin. Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University; Consultant,
Veterans Administration and Michigan Department of Corrections.
George C. Rosenwald. Associate Professor of Psychology, and Assistant Chief,
Psychological Clinic, University of Michigan.
jerome L. Singer. Professor of Psychology and Director, Clinical Psychology
Training Program, City College of the City University of New York.
CONTRIBUTORS
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Contents
PART I INTRODUCTION
1. Projective methods: an historical introduction. A. I.
Rabin 3
2. Psychological theory and projective techniques. Jules
D. Holzberg 18
3. Psychopathology, assessment, and psychotherapy.
Max L. Hutt 64
4. Problems of validities. Bertram P. Karon 85
PART II ASSOCIATION TECHNIQUES (INKBLOTS)
5. Reality, Rorschach and perceptual theory. Samuel
]. Beck II5
6. Holtzman inkblot technique. Wayne H. Holtzman 136
PART Ill CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
7. The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). George
C. Rosenwald 172
8. A variety of thematic methods. Charles Neuringer 222
PART IV COMPLETION METHODS
9. Word associations and sentence completion tech-
niques. Paul G. Daston 264
10. Story completion methods. Leonard M. Lansky 290
PART V EXPRESSIVE METHODS
11. Doll play and puppetry. Mary R. Haworth 327
12. Projective drawings. Emanuel F. Hammer 366
CONTENTS ix