Session Abstract: When Bruce Smith passed away in September 2020, we lost a friend and colleague as well as a worthy and influential elder in the personality assessment community. Since his passing, much has been said about Bruce as a teacher, mentor, and consummate contributor to advancement of personality assessment and the Rorschach. In this … Continue reading Authenticity in Potential Space : The Work of Bruce Smith
Self-Supervision and Psychological Testing: Second-and Third Looks
Session Abstract: Self-supervisory strategies in psychological testing are typically discussed in relation to the assessor's gaining awareness of transference-countertransference dynamics through different self-reflective/self-analytic methods. This symposium focuses on how experienced assessors reflect on their work and use this experience to derive new insights about the patient and themselves. The fullness of a self-supervisory experience includes … Continue reading Self-Supervision and Psychological Testing: Second-and Third Looks
Flourishing, Languishing, and Just Getting By: Applied and Empirical Perspectives on Personality and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Session Abstract: In addition to increased mortality risk and the general dangers posed to physical health, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread disruptions in daily social functioning and adverse psychological outcomes for many members of the general public. Personality factors relevant to coping and resilience, affect regulation, and interpersonal functioning have emerged as constructs … Continue reading Flourishing, Languishing, and Just Getting By: Applied and Empirical Perspectives on Personality and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cognitive Complexity in the Rorschach and Zulliger Tests : A Convergent Validity and Feasibility Study
Coordinating Author Information: Erik Hammarström | University Health Care Research Centre Örebro and School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University- Sweden Session Abstract: BACKGROUND The Zulliger test was developed as a three card short version of the ten card Rorschach test. In this study we look into whether it can be used to measure cognitive complexity, according to … Continue reading Cognitive Complexity in the Rorschach and Zulliger Tests : A Convergent Validity and Feasibility Study
A Bridge Between Person-Based Versus Symptom-Based Nosology: A Clinical Case Study Using the Psychodiagnostic Chart-2
Corresponding Author Information: Emanuela Brusadelli Session Abstract: The Second Edition of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2) highlights the importance of the integration between a descriptive and functional understanding of clinical phenomena in order to enhance a person-based nosology. This presentation aims at discussing a clinical case of a patient suffering from generalized anxiety disorder, that is … Continue reading A Bridge Between Person-Based Versus Symptom-Based Nosology: A Clinical Case Study Using the Psychodiagnostic Chart-2
A Short Measure of Sexual Self Concept
Corresponding Author Information: Kenzhane Pantin Session Abstract: Sexual self-concept (SSC), or the self-evaluation of sexual feelings and behaviors, can influence various health outcomes, such as sexual risk taking and contraceptive use. Much of the research on SSC has been limited to highly specialized samples, and it is not yet widely present in the general social … Continue reading A Short Measure of Sexual Self Concept
Advancing Personality Assessment: The Hermeneutic Approach (1.75 CE Credits)
Corresponding Author Information: Steven Anthony Sola Session Abstract: Contemporary psychotherapeutic practice including, but not limited to, psychoanalysis, psychodynamic psychotherapy, relational and intersubjective psychotherapies, narrative psychotherapy, and modern forms of family therapy, often rely on case formulations that call for a broader and more enlarged approach to the assessment process. But contemporary therapists all too often … Continue reading Advancing Personality Assessment: The Hermeneutic Approach (1.75 CE Credits)
An Exploratory Study of Rorschach Administration Behaviors and Their Empirical Correlates
Corresponding Author Information: Adam W Anderson Session Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rorschach Inkblot Test research has validated many individual variables used in interpretation. The development of the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) (Meyer, Viglione, Mihura, Erard, & Erdberg, 2011) involved administrative procedures to “optimize” the number of responses subjects provided so as to limit the impact of protocol … Continue reading An Exploratory Study of Rorschach Administration Behaviors and Their Empirical Correlates
Assessing Self-Definition and Relatedness in Level of Personality Functioning
Corresponding Author Information: Emily Mariotti, M.S. Session Abstract: Background and purpose: The meta-constructs of autonomy (AUT) and communion (COM) are linked to functioning across personality, interpersonal relationships, and psychopathology, and can inform psychotherapeutic treatment strategies. We report on the development and initial validation of content-based scales for AUT and COM as they correspond to the … Continue reading Assessing Self-Definition and Relatedness in Level of Personality Functioning
Eye Contact: Understanding the Relationship between Personality and Visual Information Processing on the Rorschach and Human Faces (1.5 CE Credits)
Corresponding Author Information: Ellen Day Session Abstract: Researchers from independent laboratories in two countries will present papers utilizing psychophysiological techniques to investigate the role of personality in processing the Rorschach and discerning emotions in faces. The session capitalizes on the fact that performance on the Rorschach involves scanning and making a visual attribution to the … Continue reading Eye Contact: Understanding the Relationship between Personality and Visual Information Processing on the Rorschach and Human Faces (1.5 CE Credits)