Rorschach Indices of Disordered Thinking in Patient and Nonpatient Adolescents and Adults

Abstract

In a normative study of 1.570 Rorschach protocols, nonpatient adolescents were found significantly more likely than nonpatient adults to display certain reliably scored indices of disordered thinking. Nevertheless, nonpatient adolescents were still significantly less likely to display these indices than adolescent patients referred for withdrawal or behavior problems. Similarly, nonpatient adults gave significantly fewer indices than adults being seen in outpatient settings or hospitalized for schizophrenia. The results (a) concur with a continuity perspective on normal and abnormal behavior; (b) provide normative standards for the occurrence of Rorschach indices of disordered thinking in adolescent and adult subjects; and (c) lend construct validity to the use of these indices in assessing the presence and severity of psychological disturbance.

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