Validation of the atlas and form quality list of Rorschach comprehensive system

• Grant number: 08/05160-8
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: October 01, 2008
• End date: September 30, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Fundamentals and Assessments in Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Anna Elisa de Villemor-Amaral
• Grantee: Anna Elisa de Villemor-Amaral
• Host Institution: Universidade São Francisco (USF). Campus Itatiba. Itatiba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research aims the validation of the atlas of location and quality formal list of the answers to Rorschach in the approach of the comprehensive system. The study consists of four sub projects, involving a total of 180 volunteer adults. After the study with 600 no-patients subjects, it was possible to develop new mapping of location areas of answers and a new form quality list. However, for an appropriate use of this material, studies are needed to demonstrate its validity. So, groups of people non-patients and patients with different levels of perception and thought disturbance will be investigated to check whether the groups of non-patients show similar results to the normative group in the previous study, and if the groups of patients with different degrees of pathology verified through structured clinical interview for the DSM-IV syndromes and the scale of positive and negative symptoms, show different results when comparing to the normative data. (AU)