Any research which involves the use of the Rorschach or focuses on the nature of the Rorschach must be framed in the context of the basic principle which mark any scientific investigation. However, most texts concerning research design or data analysis do not deal directly with many of the unusual issue confronting investigators who use the Rorschach in their research. The nature of the test and test procedures are somewhat different than for most psychological tests, and often, these characteristics become critical when research designs are formulated. Similarly, some of the data of the...

Ego development and the method for scoring sentence developed when psychoanalysis did not fulfil initial hopes during its early period of prominence. Clinicians realized that they needed to know more than their patients' psychopathology or normalcy and their psychosexual behaviour and drives.

The self psychology of Heinz Kohut has been an important force in contemporary psychoanalytic thought and its ramifications for therapy have been extensively explored. Now, Marshall Silverstein offers the first analysis of the application of self psychology to projective diagnostic assessment. Differentiating the self psychological approach from an ego psychological interpretation of classical drive theory, he clearly outlines the principal contributions of Kohut, including the concepts of selfobject functions, empathy, transmuting internalization, and compensatory structure. Providing...

Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is the fear of anxiety sensations which arises from beliefs that these sensations have harmful somatic, social, or psychological consequences. Over the past decade, AS has attracted a great deal of attention from researchers and clinicians with more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles published. In addition, AS has been the subject of numerous symposia, papers, and posters at professional conventions.

Why this growing interest?
Theory and research suggest that AS plays an important role in the etiology and maintenance of many forms of psychopathology,...

For cognitive therapy to be successful, therapists must identify the key factors that contribute to their clients' problems. Effective cognitive case conceptualization necessarily precedes appropriate targeting and intervention selection. It requires the integration of the results of a comprehensive assessment into a strong conceptual foundation.

Solidly grounded in recent research, and focusing particular attention on important new theoretical developments, this book first offers a comprehensive overview of the contemporary cognitive model of therapy. It then lays out detailed,...