Assessment of Playfulness: Hermann Rorschach Meets D. W. Winnicott

@article{citeulike:1112589, abstract = {This article discusses the importance of playfulness as an indicator of psychological health. The work of Winnicott (1971) and Schachtel (1966) is discussed, and some criteria are offered for scoring playfulness using the Rorschach. Case materials are presented to illustrate aspects of scoring and to illuminate the use of a procedure that asks the patient to provide playful responses after administering the Rorschach using the Comprehensive System.}, author = {Handler, Leonard }, citeulike-article-id = {1112589}, journal = {Journal of Personality Assessment}, keywords = {adult, assessment, play, playfulness, print-red}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {208--218}, posted-at = {2007-02-19 10:36:45}, priority = {2}, title = {Assessment of Playfulness: Hermann Rorschach Meets D. W. Winnicott}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&\#38;db=aph\&\#38;AN=3344441\&\#38;site=ehost-live}, volume = {72}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1112589 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1112589 TI - Assessment of Playfulness: Hermann Rorschach Meets D. W. Winnicott JF - Journal of Personality Assessment VL - 72 IS - 2 SP - 208 EP - 218 N2 - This article discusses the importance of playfulness as an indicator of psychological health. The work of Winnicott (1971) and Schachtel (1966) is discussed, and some criteria are offered for scoring playfulness using the Rorschach. Case materials are presented to illustrate aspects of scoring and to illuminate the use of a procedure that asks the patient to provide playful responses after administering the Rorschach using the Comprehensive System. KW - adult KW - assessment KW - play KW - playfulness KW - print-red AU - Handler, Leonard PY - 1999/04// UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=3344441&site=ehost-live ER -