Diagnostic possibilities of three Rorschach indexes for cognitive functioning assessment

• Published in: Psihologija Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 51 - 62
• Main Authors: Dzamonja-Ignjatovic, Tamara, Djuric-Jocic, Dragana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Drustvo Psihologa Srbije 2004
• ISSN: 0048-5705; 1451-9283
• DOI: 10.2298/PSI0401051D

The study presents theoretical and empirical comparison of the three indexes in Rorschach Comprehensive System that were developed for psychotic functioning assessment: the Schizophrenia Index (SCZI), the Ego Impairment Index (EII) and the Perceptual Thinking Index (PTI). In spite of the conceptual and nominal differences, these indexes significantly overlap and includes common indicators. The study compared a discrimination value of these three indexes, as well as and theirs indicators and based on the obtained results, tried to formulate a new index as a composite of the best predictors. Istrazivanje predstavlja teorijsku i empirijsku komparaciju tri indeksa za procenu psihoticnog funkcionisanja sa Rorschach testa. To su Indeks shizofrenije (SCZI), Indeks Ego ostecenja (EII) i novi Indeks percepcije i misljenja (PTI). Uprkos razlikama u nazivu, kao i razlikama u konceptualnim polazistima, ovi indeksi se znacajno preklapaju jer ukljucuju slicne indikatore. Istrazivanje je imalo za cilj da ispita diskriminativnu vrednost ovih indeksa i njihovih pojedinacnih indikatora, kao i da na osnovu dobijenih rezultata formira novi indeks koji ukljucuje indikatore sa najboljom diskriminativnom vrednoscu.