International Peer-Reviewed Publication • Semiannual • Published from Medina, Ohio, USA
Hogg Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Past President of Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, University of Texas at Austin; Creator of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT).
“The authors have compiled a comprehensive, up-to-date handbook on inkblot tests as the most important projective techniques for assessing personality... The Somatic Inkblot Series deserves much greater attention from clinicians and researchers everywhere, and this handbook will help to acquaint them with the attractive features and both research and clinical possibilities of the Somatic Inkblot Series I and II.”Read Full Foreword →
Creator of the Somatic Inkblot Series; Director of the SIS Center, Anchorage, Alaska; Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
“Prepare for an intellectual adventure into the methodologically illusive, inner realms of the ‘mind/body’... A unique advantage of the SIS procedure is that it bridges physiological body boundary defenses, yoga introspective awareness, and the unconscious cry for somatic healing.”Read Full Author's Preface →
12 comprehensive chapters covering historical roots, scoring methodology, empirical norms, and therapeutic application.
Title Page, Foreword, Preface & Contents
Hermann Rorschach – Artist and Creator of Inkblots
Evolution of Rorschach, Holtzman, and the Somatic Inkblot Series
Percept Analysis, Somatic Imagery Theory, and Body Symbolism
Empirical Research, Cross-Cultural Comparisons, and Clinical Studies
Standard Administration, Klopfer, Beck, and Exner Comprehensive Systems
The HIT 45-Card Parallel Forms and 22 Scoring Variables
Standardized Administration, 11 Scoring Categories, Typical Percepts, and Pathological Scales
Klopfer Diagnostic Signs, Objective Scoring Indices, and Personality Clusters
Normative Database on Normal, Neurotic, Psychosomatic, and Psychotic Populations
Executive Assessment, Stress Tolerance, Team Dynamics, and Selection
25 Landmark Clinical Case Studies Across Somatoform, Trauma, and Psychosomatic Disorders
International References, Monograph Citations, and Historical Literature
Comprehensive psychiatric and clinical content analyses across migraine, PTSD, somatization, sexual abuse, and body-boundary disintegration.
Experience the automated scoring engine, 11 standard categories, 18 Typical Percepts, and Pathological Scales described in this handbook.