Rorschach

Educator, Researcher BSc (Hons) Psychology, MRes, PhD, University of Manchester Saul Mcleod, Ph.D., is a qualified psychology teacher with over 18 years experience of working in further and higher education. He has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Clinical Psychology. Learn about our What does the inkblot test reveal? • The Rorschach test employs a series of ten bilaterally symmetrical inkblot cards, of which some are black or gray, and others could contain applications of color. • The test taker is asked to provide their perceptions or perspectives on the presented ambiguous inkblot images. • This test was designed to look for patterns of thought disorder in schizophrenia and has evolved to include other areas, like personality, emotional disorders, and intelligence. • The Rorschach has been standardized using the Exner system and is effective in measuring depression, psychosis, and anxiety. Table of Contents • • • • • History The Rorschach Inkblot Test was developed in 1921 by a Swiss psychologist named Hermann Rorschach (pronounced “ROAR-shock”). History states that one of Hermann’s favorite games when he was a child, was called Klecksography, which involved creating inkblots and creating stories or poems about them. He thoroughly enjoyed the game so much that his school friends nicknamed him Klecks, the German word for inkblot. Hence, Hermann’s strong interest in inkblots continued into adulthood. Contrary to popular perception, it is ...

Origin Rorschach The son of a prostitute and an unknown father, the young Walter Kovacs was raised in poverty. Physically and emotionally abused by his mother and occasionally by her johns, he was removed from her care following an incident in which he severely injured two bullies. He was placed in a children's home, where he thrived and remained until age 16, when he became a garment worker. Deeply affected by the murder of Kitty Genovese, he fashioned some cast-off material into a mask and became the masked crime-fighter Rorschach. He continued as a relatively benign hero for several years, working occasionally with Creation Rorschach was created by Watchmen #1. He is closely based on the comic book characters Major Story Arcs Before Watchmen Investigating an organized criminal operation dealing primarily in drugs and prostitution, Rorschach is beaten and left for dead. Severely wounded, he is committed to a hospital by the waitress at the Watchmen Enter: Rorschach. Following the murder of Following Rorschach's End. After posting his journal to a newspaper, Rorschach and Dreiberg travel to Veidt's headquarters in Doomsday Clock Sometime after the events of the Faux New York Alien Invasion, a new Rorschach appeared, breaking a couple of criminals, Alternate Versions The Question The character of Rorschach is heavily based on the Question, which has lead to an interesting feedback loop in which depictions of Question subsequent to Watchmen's publication have displayed Rors...

• Rorschach is Alan Moore's principal protagonist in the graphic novel Watchmen • The mask-wearing, face-busting 'superhero' embodies the novel's theme of paranoia • Rorschach's journal acts as the story's framing device and may influence the events of HBO's upcoming series You can’t miss the mask. It occupies center frame, and the opening shot of Watchmentrailer. A room full of unidentified figures wear it, clad in plaid clothing, muttering the line: “We are no one. We are everyone. And we are invisible. Tick tock.” Their mask is the “face” of Rorschach, the principal protagonist of Watchmen. The character's name “Rorschach” refers to the famous ink blot test of the same name, developed by Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach. The test involves a series of ten inkblot pictures shown to a patient in order to provide a psychological evaluation. The patient describes what he sees—sometimes a face, sometimes a butterfly. The subjectiveness of the test and the possibility of contradictory answers allows for the riddle: an entity being two different things simultaneously—someone, no one, etc. But who was the original Rorschach? Who was no one and (now, in HBO's series) everyone—wearing plaid? DC Comics In the Graphic Novel (and Comics) Rorschach acts as the novel’s principle storytelling vehicle; much of it is framed through his investigative journal. After masked heroes are outlawed by congress, Rorschach begins fighting crime alone. He does so until October 1985, when the nov...

The Movie is about Luke Anthony who has a mysterious past and is out on a mission to seek revenge from someone who has destroyed him deeply The Movie is about Luke Anthony who has a mysterious past and is out on a mission to seek revenge from someone who has destroyed him deeply The Movie is about Luke Anthony who has a mysterious past and is out on a mission to seek revenge from someone who has destroyed him deeply

Verywell Mind content is rigorously reviewed by a team of qualified and experienced fact checkers. Fact checkers review articles for factual accuracy, relevance, and timeliness. We rely on the most current and reputable sources, which are cited in the text and listed at the bottom of each article. Content is fact checked after it has been edited and before publication. His interest in inkblots continued into adulthood. While working in a psychiatric hospital, Rorschach noticed that patients with schizophrenia responded to the blots differently from patients with other diagnoses. He began wondering if inkblots could be used to create profiles for different mental disorders. Practitioners use it to gain qualitative information about their patients, including their personalities, emotional functioning, and thinking patterns. The results serve as a springboard to further discussion about issues they purportedly illustrate. In fact, psychologists once used the Rorschach to diagnose mental conditions such as schizophrenia. • Present: The examiner will give you one card at a time and ask you, “What might this be?” • Respond: You’re free to interpret the ambiguous image however you want. You can take however long you like to interpret each card and can give as many responses as you want. You can also hold the cards in any position, whether it is upside down or sideways. • Record: Your examiner records everything you say, no matter how trivial. They’ll note the time taken for each ...

Between the gentle hills of Appenzellerland and the expanse of the lake lies Rorschach, the picturesque harbour town with Latin flair. A town with tradition: already in 947 Rorschach had received the right to hold markets and developed itself in the Middle Ages into the most important trading place on the southern side of the lake. The prosperity of these times can still be seen today in the stately homes in the heart of the locality and in the "Kornhaus", the emblem of Rorschach and the most beautiful grain silo in Switzerland.

Between the gentle hills of Appenzellerland and the expanse of the lake lies Rorschach, the picturesque harbour town with Latin flair. A town with tradition: already in 947 Rorschach had received the right to hold markets and developed itself in the Middle Ages into the most important trading place on the southern side of the lake. The prosperity of these times can still be seen today in the stately homes in the heart of the locality and in the "Kornhaus", the emblem of Rorschach and the most beautiful grain silo in Switzerland.

Origin Rorschach The son of a prostitute and an unknown father, the young Walter Kovacs was raised in poverty. Physically and emotionally abused by his mother and occasionally by her johns, he was removed from her care following an incident in which he severely injured two bullies. He was placed in a children's home, where he thrived and remained until age 16, when he became a garment worker. Deeply affected by the murder of Kitty Genovese, he fashioned some cast-off material into a mask and became the masked crime-fighter Rorschach. He continued as a relatively benign hero for several years, working occasionally with Creation Rorschach was created by Watchmen #1. He is closely based on the comic book characters Major Story Arcs Before Watchmen Investigating an organized criminal operation dealing primarily in drugs and prostitution, Rorschach is beaten and left for dead. Severely wounded, he is committed to a hospital by the waitress at the Watchmen Enter: Rorschach. Following the murder of Following Rorschach's End. After posting his journal to a newspaper, Rorschach and Dreiberg travel to Veidt's headquarters in Doomsday Clock Sometime after the events of the Faux New York Alien Invasion, a new Rorschach appeared, breaking a couple of criminals, Alternate Versions The Question The character of Rorschach is heavily based on the Question, which has lead to an interesting feedback loop in which depictions of Question subsequent to Watchmen's publication have displayed Rors...

• Rorschach is Alan Moore's principal protagonist in the graphic novel Watchmen • The mask-wearing, face-busting 'superhero' embodies the novel's theme of paranoia • Rorschach's journal acts as the story's framing device and may influence the events of HBO's upcoming series You can’t miss the mask. It occupies center frame, and the opening shot of Watchmentrailer. A room full of unidentified figures wear it, clad in plaid clothing, muttering the line: “We are no one. We are everyone. And we are invisible. Tick tock.” Their mask is the “face” of Rorschach, the principal protagonist of Watchmen. The character's name “Rorschach” refers to the famous ink blot test of the same name, developed by Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach. The test involves a series of ten inkblot pictures shown to a patient in order to provide a psychological evaluation. The patient describes what he sees—sometimes a face, sometimes a butterfly. The subjectiveness of the test and the possibility of contradictory answers allows for the riddle: an entity being two different things simultaneously—someone, no one, etc. But who was the original Rorschach? Who was no one and (now, in HBO's series) everyone—wearing plaid? DC Comics In the Graphic Novel (and Comics) Rorschach acts as the novel’s principle storytelling vehicle; much of it is framed through his investigative journal. After masked heroes are outlawed by congress, Rorschach begins fighting crime alone. He does so until October 1985, when the nov...

Educator, Researcher BSc (Hons) Psychology, MRes, PhD, University of Manchester Saul Mcleod, Ph.D., is a qualified psychology teacher with over 18 years experience of working in further and higher education. He has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Clinical Psychology. Learn about our What does the inkblot test reveal? • The Rorschach test employs a series of ten bilaterally symmetrical inkblot cards, of which some are black or gray, and others could contain applications of color. • The test taker is asked to provide their perceptions or perspectives on the presented ambiguous inkblot images. • This test was designed to look for patterns of thought disorder in schizophrenia and has evolved to include other areas, like personality, emotional disorders, and intelligence. • The Rorschach has been standardized using the Exner system and is effective in measuring depression, psychosis, and anxiety. Table of Contents • • • • • History The Rorschach Inkblot Test was developed in 1921 by a Swiss psychologist named Hermann Rorschach (pronounced “ROAR-shock”). History states that one of Hermann’s favorite games when he was a child, was called Klecksography, which involved creating inkblots and creating stories or poems about them. He thoroughly enjoyed the game so much that his school friends nicknamed him Klecks, the German word for inkblot. Hence, Hermann’s strong interest in inkblots continued into adulthood. Contrary to popular perception, it is ...