This paper examines and reviews the article, “Personality Differences on the Rorschach of Dissociative Identity Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Psychotic Inpatients” (Brand, Armstrong, Loewenstein & McNary, 2009). Reviewing...
moreThis paper examines and reviews the article, “Personality Differences on the Rorschach of Dissociative Identity Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Psychotic Inpatients” (Brand, Armstrong, Loewenstein & McNary, 2009). Reviewing this article revealed a study conducted by the authors that used the Rorschach Comprehensive System (RCS), with the hypothesis of theoretically and clinically being able to discriminate personality traits of clients diagnosed with DID, versus those diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and Psychotic Disorders (PSD). Their study also hypothesized the determination of variables such as reflecting capacity for working alliance, complexity of experience, and the ability to reason despite traumatic flooding. This author explores this specific empirical study in regards to how and why it was performed, as well as the efficacy of their chosen methods or procedures. This paper explains the relevancy of their findings, the strengths and weakness that were viewed during the course of analyzing this article. In closing, this author expounds on the importance and value of this type of empirical study and article to the field of psychology in general, as well as to this author’s training and education, and finally its marketability to the consumer.
Key Terms: Borderline Personality Disorder; Dissociative Identity Disorder; Psychotic
Disorder, Rorschach Test.
