Rorschach Tests: What Is Your Demeanor?

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What is Your Demeanor? Rorschach Tests have been used in shrinks, doctors offices, hospitals, and lab centers. The Rorschach Test was invented by Mr. Hermann Rorschach and has been around since the 1920’s to determine mental intelligence and demeanor. It tests people by showing them inkblots and seeing what they see in the inkblots. Despite the fact that Rorschach tests have been interpreted as pointless and meaningless; they actually accurately portray someone's demeanor. Rorschach Tests portray a person’s demeanor by what's going on in a person's life. People that are going through a certain event see images that pertain to that event. For example, when Source A talks about a patient taking the Rorschach test and says, “I know, it's silly-and probably because I’m pregnant, but the red things on each side look like newborn babies…” (Source A pg. 2). The woman that is taking the Rorschach Test explains that she sees newborn babies in the inkblot because she is pregnant. She is going through a certain event (pregnancy) and she sees something in the inkblot that pertains to the event that she is in. This is only one reason how Rorschach Tests show demeanor. …show more content…

Some people who take these tests see what they enjoy in the inkblots like a sport, a certain type of car, or a certain person's face. For example, “the thing in the middle is like two hearts - and maybe it’s meant to show that they are in love?” (Source A pg. 2). This person taking the test is a woman who is happily married so it is not surprising that she sees something that pertains to her and that she likes. She is happily married so it is not shocking or different to see something in the inkblots that pertain to marriage. What people enjoy is what some people see in the

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