Motherhood specificities with the Rorschach method: Results of a nonconsulting French population in the postnatal phase.

This study was carried out in France with a nonconsulting population in the postnatal phase (N = 30) using the Rorschach test, as it presents numerous advantages to appreciate the psychic and corporeal transformations linked to birth. The quantitative results of the test were compared with recently updated norms (De Tychey et al., 2012). Eight values of the psychogram remained normative (F%, F+%, W%, Dd%, M, C, H%, P) reflecting the characteristics of a general population; conversely, eight other values of the psychogram (R, D%, S%, A%, RC%, m, E, Anguish Index%) differed significantly from general population norms. These results increase knowledge to help appreciate the complexity of the psychic processes at work during the postnatal period, and to prevent psychopathological disorders. It is thus possible to distinguish these disorders from those that are transitory and classically linked to the upheaval caused by the onset of motherhood. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Rorschachiana - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research