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The Rorschach and the DSM‐III‐R antisocial personality: A tribute to Robert Lindner
Author(s) -
Gacono Carl B.,
Meloy J. Reid
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199205)48:3<393::aid-jclp2270480319>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - rorschach test , psychology , antisocial personality disorder , psychopathy , personality , clinical psychology , anxiety , developmental psychology , psychiatry , poison control , psychoanalysis , injury prevention , medicine , medical emergency
This study utilized the Rorschach as a psychometric measure for understanding Antisocial Personality Disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 1987). Comprehensive System (Exner, 1986) Rorschach data for a sample of 60 APD subjects and Rorschach object relations and defensive operations for 22 psychopathic APD (P‐APD) and 21 nonpsychopathic APD (NP‐APD) subjects are presented and discussed. The data support the absence of anxiety and attachment and the presence of pathological narcissism and borderline personality organization in P‐APDs. The Rorschach's ability to differentiate antisocial groups based on level of psychopathy (Hare, 1980, 1985) strongly supports the need to use psychopathy as an independent measure when one is studying APD.