Vulnerabilities in a school-based conduct disorder sample as identified by the Rorschach and PCL: YV.

This study provides Rorschach Inkblot Method (RIM) and Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL: YV) descriptive data for a sample (N = 63) of conduct-disordered (CD) male adolescents in an alternative education school setting. The research is based upon the doctoral dissertation completed by Talkington in 2009. Results indicate that, while the Rorschach protocols of these youth accurately reflect the cognitive and emotional impoverishment of the group (IQ = M = 76.79; R = M = 16.34; Lambda = M = 1.13), their constriction makes them less useful for differentiation based on psychopathy level. Implications for treatment according to the emotional, social, and cognitive functioning of this population, and as related to the practice of school psychologists, are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Rorschachiana - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research