This book on Rorschach assessment addresses both the complexities of adolescent development and the intricacies of differentiating between normal and abnormal behavioral manifestations. It presents the theory, research, and basic practices of Rorschach assessment and examines the developmental considerations for its use with adolescents, both as a stand-alone instrument and in conjunction with self-report measures. The book's collection of detailed case studies shows the Rorschach method in use with adolescents from different countries across the age group and reflects diverse symptoms. In addition, the new Rorschach Psychoanalytic Science and Practice (RPSP) model endorses the relevance of the method to contemporary practice.

Featured coverage includes:

• Developmental considerations in Rorschach assessment.
• Diagnostic, forensic, and therapeutic applications of Rorschach assessment with adolescents.
• An integrative perspective on the Rorschach task andits implications for understanding personality functioning from different psychodynamic perspectives.
• Psychometric properties of the Rorschach.
• New normative international data for adolescents. Rorschach Assessment of Adolescents is a must-have resource for researchers, professionals, and graduate students in child clinical and school psychology; forensic medicine; assessment, testing, and evaluation; developmental psychology; and educational psychology.

"The clear, elegant conceptualization of complex clinical constructs and fascinating clinical case examples guarantee that this volume will set the standard for psychological assessment of adolescents for many years to come."

Ronald J. Ganellen President, Society for Personality Assessment Associate Professor, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine

"Based on decades of rigorous research, the authors' Rorschach Psychoanalytic Science and Practice model blends empirical rigor with clinical wisdom to capture the uniqueness of adolescents' subjective experience."

Robert F. Bornstein President-Elect, Society for Personality Assessment Professor of Psychology, Adelphi University

"With an excellent blend of theory and research findings, this book brings Rorschach assessment of adolescents into the contemporary mental health assessment context."

Radhika Krishnamurthy Past President, Society for Personality Assessment Clinical Psychology Professor, Florida Institute of Technology

Autorentext

Shira Tibon-Czopp, PhD, ABAP, is a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she conducted her dissertation project, supervised by Herbert H. Blumberg, in 1996-1998. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. She is in the practice of clinical and forensic psychology in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Professor Tibon-Czopp is a Diplomate of the American Board of Assessment Psychology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Assessment Psychology and the Society for Personality Assessment, in which she serves as a member of the international committee. She worked as a senior clinician in inpatient and outpatient public clinics for children, adolescents and adults, and has been lecturing in various clinical programs including those of Tel-Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University.  Some of her recent publications include an essay on Psychology in Israel, in The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology (4th ed. 2010); an essay on the Rorschach Inkblot Method in the Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2012); **Invited Commentary in Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2012); **a co-authored article on normative CS data for Israeli Adolescents in Journal of Personality Assessment (2012); and a co-authored case study in Neurocase (2014).

Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D., ABPP, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of South Florida and former Director of Psychological Services at the University of South Florida Psychiatry Center in Tampa, Florida. He resides in Tampa and is in the practice of clinical and forensic psychology. Dr. Weiner is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science and a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical and Forensic Psychology. He has served as President of APA Division 12 (Society for Clinical Psychology),APA Division 5 (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics), the Society for Personality Assessment, and of the International Rorschach Society. He has published books on psychodiagnosis, psychotherapy, child and adolescent development, developmental psychopathology, and forensic psychology, including Principles of Psychotherapy (3rd ed., 2009), Principles of Rorschach Interpretation (2nd ed., 2003), Handbook of Personality Assessment (2008), Adult Psychopathology Case Studies (2004), **and Handbook of Forensic Psychology (4th ed., 2014).

Zusammenfassung
This book serves as an up-to-date Rorschach primer and elaborates on the various applications of Rorschach assessment for adolescents with respect to differential diagnosis, forensic consultation, and therapeutic assessment. It opens with three chapters that provide readers with a basic overview and introduction to the topics integrated throughout the text. The first reviews the development and foundations of the Rorschach Inkblot Method; the second discusses key issues in the assessment of adolescents, with particular attention to differentiating patterns of psychopathology from normal developmental variations; and the third presents general considerations in using performance-based assessment instruments in the assessment of personality functioning in adolescence. Later chapters explore the current status of the Rorschach Inkblot Method with respect to theoretical formulations, research findings, and practice guidelines. The final chapter draws on information in the preceding chapters to present a model for Rorschach assessment of adolescents. This model is designed to facilitate accurate and useful formulations of personality functioning that contribute substantially to advancing responsible adolescent development.

Inhalt
Part I. Basic Considerations.- Chapter 1. Historical Foundations of the Rorschach Inkblot Method.- Chapter 2. Developmental Considerations in Rorschach Assessment.- Chapter 3. Assessing Personality Functioning of Adolescents with Performance-Based Measures.- Part II The Rorschach Inkblot Method: Theory, Research, and Practice.- Chapter 4. The Rorschach Inkblot Method: Theory.- Chapter 5. The Rorschach Inkblot Method: Research.- Chapter 6. The Rorschach Inkblot Method: Practice.- PART III. Applications of Rorschach Assessment of Adolescents.- Chapter 7. Diagnostic Applications: Delineating Psychotic and Affective Disorders.- Chapter 8. Diagnostic Applications: Delineating Internalized Symptoms Patterns.- Chapter 9. Diagnostic Applications: Delineating Externalized Symptom Patterns.- Chapter 10. Forensic Applications.- Chapter 11. Therapeutic Applications.- Part IV. Conclusion.- Chapter 12. Toward Empirically-Based Psychodynamic Assessment: The Rorschach Psychoanalytic Science and Practice (RPSP) Model.