Rorschach inkblot from Wikipedia
The Rorschach test is in the news. The entire 10 plates have been posted on Wikipedia and the controversy begins. The ten plates have been kept tightly under wraps for years. But now the copyright has expired. So it is quite natural to wonder: “Can a Rorschach test be used to determine marriage material? Can it tell us about intimacy? What about sex?"
First off, what is the Rorschach inkblot test? It is a means for psychological testing that is used to determine information about one’s motivation, personality, and interpersonal perceptions.
If you have not heard the joke by now about sex and the Rorschach test, the link from The Comedy Zone is below. And as for passion and sex: Love and marriage 101: What is sudden passion?
But the words are bandied about in context ranging from Erin Andrews to marital difficulties. Clay Travis on the NCAA Football Fanhouse site, with regards to the Erin Andrews video: “But what hasn't been really talked about very much is why Erin Andrews represents more than just herself, she's a symbolic figure, a Rorschach test for modern sexual politics.” /NCAA football.fanhouse.com
And in a long article called Lust for the Long Haul we get a glimpse of how the term is used with regard to marriage and difficulties in the bedroom. It says, that some researchers put partnership “at the heart of sexuality and [ puts] both sexuality and intimacy at the center of human development. Sexual difficulties are a kind of emotional Rorschach test that offers a glimpse into not just the dynamics of the relationship, but the continuing agenda of growing into a fully autonomous human being.” Lust For The Long Haul
While we might have fun with the test and enjoy some interpretations with friends and lovers, in fact the new postings will not give us insight into:
- Marriage Material: So you might enjoy reading: Love and Marriage 101: What is a perfect husband?
- Modern Love, Tinamarie Bernard: To love
a Mensch means you must strive to be one
Modern Love 101: if marriage is the perfect game, how do you know your partner is ready to play? - Relationship Examiner Kristen Houghton suggests, a good marriage partner is a true friend, someone who will bring us life long love in The friendship marriage.
For more reading on the current Rorschach controversy:
- A Rorschach Cheat Sheet on Wikipedia?
- Rorschach.org/
- Doctor's comedy: http://www.comedy-zone.net/jokes/laugh/doctor/doctor021.htm
Copyright 2009 Rita Watson
Comments
What I see: Two ladies-in gold dresses-dancing on turquoise waves-above a sea floor of pink coral.
If you see two ladies you are a lesbian.
If you see two ladies that indicates that the person making the observation is probably a lesbian or tendency to homosexuality
I see a sea horse mirrored
Uh... 4 apples balancing flaming pelvic bones.
"The ten plates have been kept tightly under wraps for years."
Well, no they haven't - they've been widely available for many years and are now public domain. They're in thousands of books and any library you care to name. These things are in no way secret whatsoever.
No one still believes Rorschach tests, do they? They've been proven to be deeply flawed if not all-out quackery, and while the concept is sweet, the particulars of a person's psyche aren't about to be deciphered by ink blots. If anything, it shows that Mr Rorschach had a very limited view of the world, if scary image = bad, and female image = lesbian.
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