Psychodiagnostik Explained

Psychodiagnostik (Psychodiagnostics) is a 174-page monograph written by Hermann Rorschach in 1921 containing the results of his studies on mental patients and 10 cards that became the foundation of the Rorschach test.^[1]

Based on the correspondence of Rorschach, available in Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922): Briefwechsel, the publishing process was a two-year undertaking.^[2]

A second edition was edited by Walter Morgenthaler and published in 1932.^[3]

In 1942, it was published in English as Psychodiagnostics: A Diagnostic Test Based on Perception.

See also

• Psychoanalysis

Further reading

• Book: Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922): Briefwechsel (Correspondence) . C. Müller . R. Signer . Bern, Germany . Verlag Huber . 2004 . 3-456-84044-6 .
• Book: P. Lemkau & B. Kronenberg, Trans. . 1942 . Psychodiagnostics . Bern, Switzerland . Huber .

External links

• Psychodiagnostik = Psychodiagnostics : Tafeln = tables, WorldCat
• Psychodiagnostics : a diagnostic test based on perception including Rorschach's paper, WorldCat
• Psychodiagnostik : Tafeln = Psychodiagnostics : plates, Library Thing
• Psychodiagnostik, bibliodirect
• Who was Hermann Rorschach?

Notes and References

1. Book: Handbook of psychological assessment . Gary Groth-Marnat . 408 . 2003 . Wiley . 0-471-41979-6 .
2. Book review: Hermann Rorschach's Correspondence . . 85 . 1 . 98–99 . Helga Ch. Rehm . 10.1207/s15327752jpa8501_10 . 2005 . 144028994 .
3. Psychodiagnostik: By Hermann Rorschach. (Second Edition, edited by W. Morgenthaler. Hans Huber, Bern and Berlin, 1932, Vol. I. Pp. 230. Vol. II. 10 Plates.) . E. Blum . 1934 . . 15 . 475–477 .