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Original Article

On the Background and Foundations of Psychodiagnostics

Published Online:October 17, 2023https://doi.org/10.1027/1192-5604/a000174

Abstract

Abstract: During the century that has passed since its publication, there have been innumerable investigations on the Psychodiagnostics with relevant contributions in the codification, interpretation, and validity of its results. However, Rorschach’s work and his intentions remain in many respects little known. Knowledge of his research on the determinants and the foundations of their meanings is limited, although they are still valid and widely used. In this article the author studies the elaboration on the concepts of interpretation, the introduction of movement, Rorschach’s ideas about color, form, and Erlebnistypus as presented in Rorschach’s dissertation on reflex hallucinations and Psychodiagnostics.

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