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The captivating, untold story of Hermann Rorschach and his famous inkblot testNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • New York Post • Sunday Times (UK) • Irish IndependentIn 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human mind: a set of ten carefully designed inkblots. For years he had grappled with the theories of Freud and Jung while also absorbing the aesthetic movements of the day, from Futurism to Dadaism. A visual artist himself, Rorschach had come to believe that who we are is less a matter of what we say, as Freud thought, than what we see.After Rorschach’s early death, his test quickly made its way to America, where it took on a life of its own. Co-opted by the military after Pearl Harbor, it was a fixture at the Nuremberg trials and in the jungles of Vietnam. It became an advertising staple, a cliché in Hollywood and journalism, and an inspiration to everyone from Andy Warhol to Jay Z. The test was also given to millions of defendants, job applicants, parents in custody battles, and people suffering from mental illness or simply trying to understand themselves better. And it is still used today.In this first-ever biography of Rorschach, Damion Searls draws on unpublished letters and diaries and a cache of previously unknown interviews with Rorschach’s family, friends, and colleagues to tell the unlikely story of the test’s creation, its controversial reinvention, and its remarkable endurance—and what it all reveals about the power of perception. Elegant and original, The Inkblots shines a light on the twentieth century’s most visionary synthesis of art and science.Praise for The Inkblots“Impressively thorough . . . part biography of Herman Rorschach, psychoanalytic super sleuth, and part chronicle of the test’s afterlife in clinical practice and the popular imagination . . . Searls is a nuanced and scholarly writer . . . genuinely fascinating.”—The New York Times Book Review“A marvelous book about how one man and his enigmatic test came to shape our collective imagination. The Rorschach test is a great subject and The Inkblots is worthy of it: beguiling, fascinating, and full of new discoveries every time you look.” —David Grann, author of The Lost City of Z

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Hermann Rorschach
Hermann Rorschach (German: [?h?rman ?ro?r?ax]; 8 November 1884 – 1 April 1922) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.His education in art helped to spur the development of a set of inkblots that were used experimentally to measure various unconscious parts of the subject's personality.
The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the
In 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human mind: a set of ten carefully designed inkblots. For years he had grappled...
The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the
The captivating, untold story of Hermann Rorschach and his famous inkblot test, which has shaped our view of human personality and become a fixture in popular culture In 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human mind.
Inkblots: Rorschach and His Test BrightHub Education
In childhood, games are part and parcel of growing up and a popular game for Hermann Rorschach was called Klecksographie. Rorschach became such a master at it, his nickname was Klex—the German word for “inkblot.” The game concept required collecting inkblot cards from local shops, and then creating stories from the cards.
The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the
In 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human mind: a set of ten carefully designed inkblots. For years he had grappled with the theories of Freud and Jung while also absorbing the aesthetic movements of the day, from Futurism to Dadaism.
THE INKBLOTS by Damion Searls The Crown Publishing Group
With THE INKBLOTS: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing (Crown; on sale: February 21, 2017), Damion Searls sets out to change that. In this first ever biography of both the Rorschach test, or inkblot test, and the man who created it, Damion Searls, a well known French and German translator as well as the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Cullman Center fellowship from the New York Public Library, documents Rorschach’s groundbreaking contributions to modern ...
The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the
The captivating, untold story of Hermann Rorschach and his famous inkblot test, which has shaped our view of human personality and become a fixture in popular culture In 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human mind. For years he had grappled with the theories of Freud and Jung while also absorbing the aesthetic of a ...
The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the
The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing. See Dr. Keddy's website here. Philip Keddy, PhD, an adjunct faculty member in the Clinical Psychology Program, drew from his extensive experience to review Damion Searls' book, The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach. His Iconic Test, And the Power of Seeing.
Hermann Rorschach | Swiss psychiatrist | Britannica
Hermann Rorschach, (born November 8, 1884, Zürich, Switzerland—died April 2, 1922, Herisau), Swiss psychiatrist who devised the inkblot test that bears his name and that was widely used clinically for diagnosing psychopathology. The eldest son of an art teacher, Rorschach considered becoming an artist but chose medicine instead. As a secondary school student, he was nicknamed Kleck, meaning “inkblot,” because of his interest in sketching.

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