Frank G. On the validity of hypotheses derived from the Rorschach: V. The relationship between form level and ego strength.
Percept Mot Skills 1979;
48:375-84. [PMID:
461037 DOI:
10.2466/pms.1979.48.2.375]
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Abstract
Although Rorschach interpreted from level as a perceptual and conceptual aspect of intelligence, Beck and the more current meaning assigned to form level relates these functions to ego strength. F+%, therefore, has come to be regarded as a measure of ego strength. The research examining the validity of this assumption was reviewed and Beck's hypothesis was seen to be supported. The research supports the clinical use of F+% as a measure of ego strength, but further research might help clarify what actual psychological processes are involved in the creation of responses of good form.
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