Posted by gardenergirl on August 11, 2004, at 7:44:46
In reply to Re: Has anyone ever had (or given) a Rorschach test? » gardenergirl, posted by JenStar on August 11, 2004, at 0:45:40
Jen,
I'm glad it helped. And it was nice to talk about work related stuff, because I kind of miss it right now (no classes or practicum in the summer for me). I admit I really like taking tests like that, too. In fact, I am so tempted to take the MMPI again to see how it is different from my first year version now that I've had 4 years of grad school stress but also one year of therapy.I understand the desire to see the ink blots. Especially because they are held secure. Although some have shown up in movies and in commercials, so they are not all that secure. There was also a website posted a while back, several months if I recall, that showed versions of the inkblots and gave lots of advice on how to answer in order not to appear psychotic or something. I would caution you, though, if you ever do want to take the test and maybe have an opportunity to, to avoid looking at sites like that ahead of time. IMO, it will only bias your results, and not necessarily give you a clean picture of your projections into the blots. But I know how tempting it can be.
Lots of people have that same anxiety about the test, because it is different, and many people get self-conscious about their answers because you don't get feedback like you would from say, an IQ test.
It's an interesting experience. Sometimes I think, oh, I can turn off my training and just respond purely. I wanna take it! But I doubt it. I can't turn my training off in therapy much as I would like to now.
Take care,
gg
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