Full Description
Neuropsychological Rorschach Assessment examines both the current literature addressing how the Rorschach can be applied as a method of neuropsychological assessment and case studies looking at the Rorschach performance of neuropsychologically impaired individuals.
This book is the first comprehensive resource to trace and integrate neuropsychological research with the Rorschach—from the early insights of Hermann Rorschach and Zygmunt Piotrowski to modern, evidence-based systems such as the Comprehensive System (CS) and the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS). It is unique in synthesizing findings on the Rorschach's correlations with cognitive functioning, its applications in assessing neurocognitive and neurodevelopmental disorders, and its emerging role in neuroimaging research. Clinical case studies demonstrate the Rorschach's application in early-onset
Alzheimer's dementia, ADHD, personality disorders, traumatic brain injury (TBI), autism spectrum disorder, alcohol dependence, and psychotic depression.
Featuring invaluable practical guidelines and rich clinical cases, this book equips psychologists, neuropsychologists, and students to use the Rorschach from a neuropsychological perspective, expanding the scope of Rorschach and multimethod assessment.
Contents
Chapter 1: Moving Beyond the Mind-Body Dichotomy
Chapter 2: Rorschach, Piotrowski, and Early Studies on Neurological Populations
Chapter 3: The Rorschach, Intelligence, and Cognitive Functions
Chapter 4: Rorschach Performance of Patients with Specific Neurocognitive and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 5: Neuroimaging Studies of Specific Rorschach Variables
Chapter 6: Practical Guidelines for Using the Rorschach from a Neuropsychological Perspective
Part II: Clinical Case Illustrations
Chapter 7: "It Looks Like an Island": A Rapidly Progressing Case of Early-Onset Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
Chapter 8: "A Middle Finger": A Case of ADHD, Personality Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 9: "I'm Having Trouble Digesting": Grieving in a Case of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter 10: "I'm Feeling Great!": Cognitive Deterioration in a Woman with a History of Alcoholism and Psychotic Depression
