Appraisal of Personality

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This course is an introduction to personality assessment, emphasizing the use and clinical application of the Rorschach Inkblot Method (RIM). The RIM is taught using Exner's Comprehensive System (CS). As such, students are required to use the primary Exner texts to learn administration, scoring, and interpretation of the RIM. The history, theory, psychometric properties, and clinical application of the RIM-CS will be discussed and critically evaluated. We will also briefly review the new Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS). The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), projective drawing methods [House-Tree-Person (HTP) and Kinetic Family Drawing], and Sentence Completions will also be reviewed. A brief overview of objective measures of personality assessment [e.g., Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) and Minnesota Multi-Phasic Personality Inventory - A (MMPI-A) will be provided. This is a skills-based course, in which you will be required to develop facility with administration, coding, and scoring of the Rorschach, along with the ability to effectively write about your findings and integrate them into a psychological evaluation report. There will be many opportunities to practice these skills in class and during lab, and all students will be required to administer the RIM to individuals outside of class. Prerequisite(s): PSS 6131 . Corequisite(s): PSS 6132 . Course Fees.