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Psychologists often use the famous Rorschach inkblot test and related tools to assess personality and mental illness. But research says the instruments are frequently ineffective for those purposes
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September 2, 2008
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Psychologists often use the famous Rorschach inkblot test and related tools to assess personality and mental illness. But research says the instruments are frequently ineffective for those purposes
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Add CommentI always liked the Szondi test, depicting a series of photographs from people suffering different mental disorders, in which the subject must choose the shots he/she likes and dislikes more on each card. I guess that a computer, self administered version would be easy to be implemented
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thishow do you do a emotional and personality test to determine if you are a schizo?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisHow do you do an emotional and personality test? And how do you determine that person is a schizo?
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