Norma Lottenberg Semer

Rorschach Comprehensive System data from a sample of 211 nonpatient children in Brazil.

This study provides Rorschach Comprehensive System normative data for Brazilian boys and girls drawn from public and private schools. Initially, the Child Behavior Checklist was administered to parents to assess the childs social competence and to screen out behavioral disturbances. Afterward, the Ravens Color Progressive Matrices was administered to exclude children with low intellectual development. Finally, the Rorschach Comprehensive System was administered to the selected 211 children who were distributed in 4 subgroups: 7-year-olds (n = 50), 8-year-olds (n = 53), 9-year-olds (n = 52), and 10-year-olds (n = 56). Interrater reliability statistics were calculated, including percentage of agreement and iota. Descriptive statistics of all variables of the Comprehensive System for each subgroup are presented and contrasted with results from other relevant comparison samples.

Rorschach Comprehensive System norms in Brazilian children from public and private schools

The objective of this study was to construct normative tables for the Rorschach Comprehensive System for Brazilian children from public and private schools. The sample was selected using the Child Behavior Checklist and the Raven Test. The Rorschach was administered to children from 7 to 10 years old, both genders, from public schools (N=110) and private schools (N=101) in the city of Cuiaba, Mato Grosso State. Normative tables were created from the 113 variables of the Rorschach Comprehensive System, taking into consideration school type and age group. A comparison of the results demonstrated higher results in the R, Sum Y and Blend variables and in the Intellectualization Index among private school children, and higher Lambda scores among public school children.

The Rorschach and the Body

Introduction: The Rorschach has proved to be of value in studies addressing the mind-body relationship since it enhances the understanding of this complex relation and its repercussions. Objective: To use some aspects of the Rorschach to explore the mental representation of the body through the study of self-esteem in children with enuresis. Method: The Rorschach Comprehensive System was administrated to 26 children with enuresis and 26 children without enuresis (children of the same age and social class) and 10 selected variables were tested; the Concept of the Object Scale for assessing object representations (ORS) was also used. Results: There is a significant difference in the X+% and EGO, so the children with enuresis show low self-esteem and difficulties perceiving reality. As for ORS, the children without enuresis showed greater freedom to fantasize, to use their imagination, and to identify their emotions and anxieties. The children with enuresis exhibited a greater tendency toward fragmentation i...

Rorschach and the WAIS-III after one and two years of psychotherapy

This study aimed at identifying what aspects of personality are modified after one and two years of psychoanalytic psychotherapy in adults attending a free university healthcare service in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The instruments were the Rorschach and the WAIS-III tests which were administered before and after one and two years of treatment. The participants were 34 adult individuals, both genders. After one year of psychotherapy in the Rorschach method there was an increase in effective and adaptive interpersonal relationship, an enhancement in sensitiveness related to the capacity of modulating affect, the need for close contact as well as the arousal of feelings of discomfort associated with intensification of self-regard, and a decrease in narcissistic tendencies. As well as in WAIS-III, there was an increase in motivation, attention and speed processing.

Estudo brasileiro de validação para localização e lista de qualidade formal do Rorschach-SC: não- pacientes psiquiátricos

Este estudo se refere a validacao do Atlas de Localizacao de respostas e da Lista de Qualidade Formal de respostas e conteudos, FQ, do Rorschach-SC de uma amostra brasileira. Foram selecionados, 46 adultos nao-pacientes psiquiatricos, de ambos os sexos, niveis sociais e escolaridade diversos. Os instrumentos utilizados foram o SRQ-20 e o Metodo de Rorschach. As respostas ao Rorschach foram codificadas segundo as areas e a lista de qualidade formal norte-americanas e brasileiras. As analises comparativas realizadas por meio da ANOVA nao encontraram diferencas entre os dois grupos, no que diz respeito as areas de localizacao, W, D, Dd nas areas brasileiras e norte-americanas, comprovando-se a validade das areas brasileiras. Nao foram tambem encontradas diferencas quanto a qualidade formal FQo e X+%, nas listas brasileiras e norte-americanas, comprovando-se a validade da lista brasileira para essas duas variaveis. Os resultados indicam validade para o atlas brasileiro.

Form Quality in Rorschach Comprehensive System and R-PAS: Sample of Psychiatric Cases

The creation of the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS) requires research that allows its use in the Brazilian population. The Formal Quality (FQ) category is essential both for clinic and research. The aim of this study was to compare form quality variables in Rorschach protocols from psychiatric patients and ratings coded in the Comprehensive System (CS) and R-PAS. The sample comprised 206 Rorschach protocols from adult patients in psychiatric treatment, who were also assessed by SCID-I and SCID-II. Most protocols were administered in the CS and recoded according to the R-PAS. The kappa coefficient was calculated, and we compared the means of these variables in both systems. The kappa results varied from almost perfect to substantial consistency for all variables, however, the descriptive statistics confirmed that the R-PAS elicits more FQ Ordinary coding while the CS elicits more FQ minus coding.

Rorschach Sistema Compreensivo na avaliação de psicoterapia psicodinâmica

The proposal aimed to evaluate changes due to psychoanalytic psychotherapy on individuals assisted in a university clinic. Thus, 68 adult subjects, both genders, were evaluated before and after one year of psychotherapy. The Rorschach Comprehensive System protocols were analyzed according to their level of complexity, half on “low” [R/+F0] and half on “high” [R0+F/]. Significant statistical differences were found for (a) increase in “low” complexity group and decrease in ‘high’ complexity group on: R; EA; es; SumY; SumShd; FC+CF+C; CF+C; M; active; FD; H+(H)+Hd+(Hd); H pure, DEPI, (b) decrease in “low” and increase in “high” on Lambda and F pure . A confluence of these results was observed; the “high” complexity group showing less turbulence of their emotions, and the “low” complexity group displaying openness to experiences, even if of a more discomforting kind. The therapy proved to be beneficial to the individuals.

Toronto Alexithymia Scale: Adaptação da Versão Brasileira para Adultos de Baixa Escolaridade

espanolResumen: Con objeto de estudiar la Alexitimia en adultos con bajo nivel de educacion, buscamos adaptar la version brasilena de la Escala de Alexitimia de Toronto (TAS-26) y comprobar su consistencia interna. Para esto, traducimos la TAS-26 original (ingles) al portugues, con la adopcion de un lenguaje sencillo, sin cambiar el contenido. Una encuesta cualitativa entrevisto a 50 mujeres (38-65 anos, escolaridad EnglishAbstract: For the purpose of studying Alexithymia in low-educated adults, we intend to adapt the Brazilian version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26) and to verify its internal consistency. With that aim, we translated the original TAS-26 (English) to Portuguese, adopting a colloquial language, without content distortion. An exploratory qualitative study interviewed 50 women (38-65 years, education portuguesResumo: Com objetivo de estudar a alexitimia em individuos adultos de baixa escolaridade, decidimos adaptar a versao brasileira da Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26) e verificar sua consistencia interna. Para isso, traduzimos a TAS-26 original (ingles) para o portugues, com linguagem coloquial, sem alteracao de conteudo. Em estudo exploratorio qualitativo foram entrevistadas 50 mulheres (38-65 anos, escolaridade

Toronto Alexithymia Scale: Adaptación de la Versión Brasileña para Adultos con Baja Escolaridad

espanolResumen: Con objeto de estudiar la Alexitimia en adultos con bajo nivel de educacion, buscamos adaptar la version brasilena de la Escala de Alexitimia de Toronto (TAS-26) y comprobar su consistencia interna. Para esto, traducimos la TAS-26 original (ingles) al portugues, con la adopcion de un lenguaje sencillo, sin cambiar el contenido. Una encuesta cualitativa entrevisto a 50 mujeres (38-65 anos, escolaridad EnglishAbstract: For the purpose of studying Alexithymia in low-educated adults, we intend to adapt the Brazilian version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26) and to verify its internal consistency. With that aim, we translated the original TAS-26 (English) to Portuguese, adopting a colloquial language, without content distortion. An exploratory qualitative study interviewed 50 women (38-65 years, education portuguesResumo: Com objetivo de estudar a alexitimia em individuos adultos de baixa escolaridade, decidimos adaptar a versao brasileira da Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26) e verificar sua consistencia interna. Para isso, traduzimos a TAS-26 original (ingles) para o portugues, com linguagem coloquial, sem alteracao de conteudo. Em estudo exploratorio qualitativo foram entrevistadas 50 mulheres (38-65 anos, escolaridade

Toronto Alexithymia Scale: Adaptation of the Brazilian Version to Low-Educated Adults

espanolResumen: Con objeto de estudiar la Alexitimia en adultos con bajo nivel de educacion, buscamos adaptar la version brasilena de la Escala de Alexitimia de Toronto (TAS-26) y comprobar su consistencia interna. Para esto, traducimos la TAS-26 original (ingles) al portugues, con la adopcion de un lenguaje sencillo, sin cambiar el contenido. Una encuesta cualitativa entrevisto a 50 mujeres (38-65 anos, escolaridad EnglishAbstract: For the purpose of studying Alexithymia in low-educated adults, we intend to adapt the Brazilian version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26) and to verify its internal consistency. With that aim, we translated the original TAS-26 (English) to Portuguese, adopting a colloquial language, without content distortion. An exploratory qualitative study interviewed 50 women (38-65 years, education portuguesResumo: Com objetivo de estudar a alexitimia em individuos adultos de baixa escolaridade, decidimos adaptar a versao brasileira da Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26) e verificar sua consistencia interna. Para isso, traduzimos a TAS-26 original (ingles) para o portugues, com linguagem coloquial, sem alteracao de conteudo. Em estudo exploratorio qualitativo foram entrevistadas 50 mulheres (38-65 anos, escolaridade