Rorschach Inkblot Analysis

Comparing and Contrasting the MMPI and the Rorschach Inkblot Technique

Tirrany Grandville

Argosy University

Dr. Robison

Psy 415

Comparing and Contrasting the MMPI and the Rorschach Inkblot Technique

Personality is a multifaceted concept that measures a person’s success and difficulties as well as their ability and achievements. Personality is difficult to define because there are several definitions of personality. One of those definitions are "a set of behaviors and attitudes that are consistent over time" as it is stated in Module 4 (Argosy, 2014). While there are many issues with measuring personality, there are ways that personality assessment can be a great help. One of those ways is in marriage and family therapy. If

Their perception can be calculated and later classified in attempts to help the patient. Unlike other types of testing, personality testing does not measure personality in quantity. While people often say that one person has more personality than another person, this statement does not translate in the world of psychology. Personality tests, such as the MMPI-2 and the Rorschach Inkblot Test, seek to define how individuals relate to the world, others, and themselves (Argosy, 2014). One measures the basics while the other hones in on the intricacies of the mind and the pictures that they paint. There is no one right or wrong way to evaluate personality but is can be observed and measured, analyzed and broken down for research. Personality tests are often quite helpful because they expose, not just the things that we want to hide, but things that we may not have even known about

The Exner scoring system changed that. This scoring system breaks down each of the test taker’s comments but there was still much scrutiny over the test as well as the accuracy of the results. While the Exner presented itself as rigorous scoring system, latitude remained in the actual interpretation, and the clinician's write-up of the test record is still partly subjective (Gracepoint, 2016). Research found during convergent-validity studies that the MMPI accounted for 23% to 30% of variance, while the Rorschach accounted for 8% to 13% of the variance (Garb, 402). This, simply put, means that the Rorschach is not as valid as the