Rorschachn.

Brit.

/ˈrɔːʃɑːk/,

/ˈrɔːʃak/, U.S.

/ˈrɔrˌʃɑk/,

/ˈrɔrˌʒɑk/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rorschach.

Etymology: < the name of Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922), Swiss psychiatrist, who devised the test.

I. Compounds.

1. Used attributively with reference to a projective personality test in which a standard set of inkblots of different shapes and colours is presented one at a time to a subject with the request that he or she should describe what they suggest or resemble, as Rorschach blot, Rorschach inkblot, Rorschach test, etc. Also allusively and figurative.

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ink-blot test1972

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Rorschach inkblot1951

1927 Moir & Gundlach in Jrnl. Exper. Psychol. Apr. 151 Each subject was given the Rorschach test... A classification of the individual records according to the Rorschach diagnostic tables.

1935 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry July 109 The Rorschach test has recently received considerable attention in psychiatric and psychological circles.

1951 A. Koestler Age of Longing i. 40 The brandy..expanded slowly into a Rorschach blotch on the marble surface.

1953 A. K. C. Ottaway Educ. & Society viii. 147 The Rorschach method of giving a verbal interpretation of ink-blots.

1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 i. 18 His [sc. a psycho-therapist's] theory being that a face is symmetrical like a Rorschach blot.

1980 Dædalus Spring 136 The Rorschach test is effective..because it forces people to be creative.

1994 N. Holder Dead in Water xii. 151 A vague sea-life motif, with dots of darker blue that resembled fish in a Rorschach kind of way.

2006 G. Buzsáki Rhythms of Brain ii. 47 The brain always interprets. This compulsive interpretation is the basis [of] the Rorschach inkblot test used by clinical psychologists.

II. Simple uses.

2. The Rorschach test. Also figurative.

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1940 Sociometry 3 29 Probably the best ink blot test for adults is the Rorschach.

1948 Personnel Psychol. 1 357 (heading) Can the Rorschach pick sales clerks?

1971 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. 85 295 Free associative responses and responses to ambiguous stimuli—a kind of auditory Rorschach.

1989 M. Moffatt Coming of Age in New Jersey iii. 112 Carrie was around on the floor much less, and their room became a rorschach of their disintegrating relationship.

2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 15 July 22/4 The Rorschach found its true welcome in the world's headquarters of psychological typecasting and ‘adjustment’, the United States.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rorschach
释义	Rorschachn. Brit. /ˈrɔːʃɑːk/, /ˈrɔːʃak/, U.S. /ˈrɔrˌʃɑk/, /ˈrɔrˌʒɑk/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rorschach. Etymology: < the name of Hermann Rorschach (1884–1922), Swiss psychiatrist, who devised the test. I. Compounds. 1. Used attributively with reference to a projective personality test in which a standard set of inkblots of different shapes and colours is presented one at a time to a subject with the request that he or she should describe what they suggest or resemble, as Rorschach blot, Rorschach inkblot, Rorschach test, etc. Also allusively and figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > testing of personality > [noun] > projective test > Rorschach test Rorschach test1927 ink-blot test1972 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > testing of personality > [noun] > projective test > Rorschach test > blot used in Rorschach inkblot1951 1927 Moir & Gundlach in Jrnl. Exper. Psychol. Apr. 151 Each subject was given the Rorschach test... A classification of the individual records according to the Rorschach diagnostic tables. 1935 Amer. Jrnl. Psychiatry July 109 The Rorschach test has recently received considerable attention in psychiatric and psychological circles. 1951 A. Koestler Age of Longing i. 40 The brandy..expanded slowly into a Rorschach blotch on the marble surface. 1953 A. K. C. Ottaway Educ. & Society viii. 147 The Rorschach method of giving a verbal interpretation of ink-blots. 1966 T. Pynchon Crying of Lot 49 i. 18 His [sc. a psycho-therapist's] theory being that a face is symmetrical like a Rorschach blot. 1980 Dædalus Spring 136 The Rorschach test is effective..because it forces people to be creative. 1994 N. Holder Dead in Water xii. 151 A vague sea-life motif, with dots of darker blue that resembled fish in a Rorschach kind of way. 2006 G. Buzsáki Rhythms of Brain ii. 47 The brain always interprets. This compulsive interpretation is the basis [of] the Rorschach inkblot test used by clinical psychologists. II. Simple uses. 2. The Rorschach test. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1940 Sociometry 3 29 Probably the best ink blot test for adults is the Rorschach. 1948 Personnel Psychol. 1 357 (heading) Can the Rorschach pick sales clerks? 1971 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. 85 295 Free associative responses and responses to ambiguous stimuli—a kind of auditory Rorschach. 1989 M. Moffatt Coming of Age in New Jersey iii. 112 Carrie was around on the floor much less, and their room became a rorschach of their disintegrating relationship. 2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 15 July 22/4 The Rorschach found its true welcome in the world's headquarters of psychological typecasting and ‘adjustment’, the United States. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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