Preparing the Transparency Template HOW TO CREATE A STRUCTURAL
1. Photocopy the templates from Appendixes 5a and 5b onto an 8'' x 11''
SUMMARY FOR THE RORSCHACH
transparency. Do not enlarge or reduce the size of the form. (It’s ofteneasiest to take the book to a full-service photocopy store where you canpurchase a single transparency and have them photocopy it for you.)
2. Place the photocopied transparency on top of the Structural Summary
3. Use the L-shaped indices at the corners of the transparency to align it
UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS OF
with the Structural Summary form. Make sure the boxed numbers on the
THE STRUCTURAL SUMMARY
transparency are located to the left of the variables underneath.
The Structural Summary compiles all of one examinee’s scores. It includes
4. Secure the transparency to the form using a binder or paper clip on one
corner. Once the transparency is secure, the examiner can flip the
two sections, upper and lower. The upper section records the frequency with
transparency up and down without needing to realign the transparency
which each variable appeared in the record, while the lower section records
ratios, percentages, and derived scores, as well as special indices. For examin-
5. The examiner may want to make a second photocopy of the transparency
ers using a computer program such as the RIAP that prints out the upper and
clipped to the Structural Summary form on plain paper so that there is a
lower half of the Structural Summary, this chapter demonstrates the long-
permanent record of the variables and their corresponding numbers.
hand process of how the final scores are generated.
The upper section of the Structural Summary form is completed first and
the time it takes to prepare the template. If you are unable to photocopy the
is primarily based on information from the Sequence of Scores sheet. The
template, use the numbering system and hand-print the numbers to the left of
lower section is completed second and is primarily based on the frequencies
each score on the upper half of the Structural Summary form. This process
tallied from the upper section and the results from the Constellations Work-
sheet, with a few frequencies from the Sequence of Scores sheet. This chap-ter will cover in detail how to score each section. The instructions rely on the
STEP BY STEP: THE UPPER SECTION (U)
template and numbering system we created to help examiners quickly and ac-curately hand-score the lower half of the Structural Summary form for tem-
The first step in the scoring process is to obtain the frequencies or counts of
each variable. Almost all of the information needed to create these scores is lo-
The template is very easy to use. The directions for preparing the template
cated on the Sequence of Scores sheet. Much of the scoring in the upper por-
—essentially photocopying the pages in Appendix 5a and 5b onto clear sheets
tion of the form is fairly straightforward. Difficulty arises either in locating the
or transparencies — are explained in Rapid Reference 4.1. The template is
necessary information or feeling certain that the calculated numbers are correct.
placed on top of the upper half of the Structural Summary form and is aligned
With these step-by-step directions, the examiner will be able to both quickly lo-
with the variables so that each variable has its own number. (For example, a 1
cate the information and feel confident about how the scores were obtained.
will appear to the left of the variable Zf and a 2 will appear to the left of the
The upper section is comprised of seven areas: Location Features; Deter-
variable Zsum.) With this template and numbering system, the first-time ex-
minants; Form Quality; Contents; Organizational Activity; Populars, Pairs,
aminer will save at least an hour scoring his or her first Rorschach, including
and Reflections; and Special Scores. The directions for each of these steps
will rely on the transparency template and the numbering system associ-
Table 4.1 Organizational Activity
ated with the template, so the examiner should make the transparency before con-tinuing.
Again, if you are pressed for time or are not able to make the transparency,
hand-print the numbers on the upper half of the Structural Summary form to
Now you are ready to begin scoring. For each section you will find a table
providing scoring directions. As you fill in the upper portion of the Structural
Summary form, leave the area for the variable blank if there are no scores to
tally. There are two exceptions to this rule explained in Caution 4.1.
Prediction When Zf Is Known” table onthe Notes and Calculations sheet (or inVol. 1 or the Workbook), look up the Z-
LOCATION FEATURES: SCORES 1 – 16 (U.1)
score or 1 to find the Zest. ( The Zestscore is to the right of the Zf score.)
There are three areas under Location Features: Organizational Activity, Loca-tion Codes, and Developmental Quality.
Table 4.2 Location Codes Organizational Activity: Scores 1 – 3 ( U.1.1) To begin, for Zf or the Z frequency score, look under the Z-Score column on
Count the total number of W ’s in the
the Sequence of Scores sheet. Count the number of times there is a Z-score
Location and DQ column. ( Include Wv ’s.)
for a response. For Zsum, refer to the same Z-score column, tally the Z-score
Same as 4 , but count the total number of
numbers for all responses. For Zest, take the Zf score and look it up on the
Wv ’s ( Do not include W ’s.)
Same as 4 , but count the total number of
D ’s. ( Do not include Dd ’s.)
Same as 4 , but count the total number of
Filling in blank scores
Same as 4 , but count the total number of S ’s.
blank if there are no scores to tally.
of occurences of each location code (W, Wv, D, Dd, S ). See Table 4.2 for di-
Hint: When counting W ’s, D’s, and Dd ’s, don’t worry about the S ’s in Location Codes: Scores 4 – 8 ( U.1.2) DQ — Developmental Quality: Scores 9 – 16 ( U.1.3)
For the first five variables, focus solely on the Developmental Quality ( DQ )
of the responses. Do not focus on the actual location of the responses. Look
under the Location and DQ column on the Sequence of Scores sheet and
secondary score (i.e., 0, #).
count the total number of occurrences of each Developmental Quality.
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