A RORSCHACH ANALYSIS - PARALLEL DISTURBANCE IN THOUGHT AND IN SELF OBJECT REPRESENTATION

The relationship between thought process disturbance and the structure of internal object relations was investigated by comparing Rorschach Special Scorings and content variables that reflected developmental le vels of object relations. Selected Special Scorings from the Comprehen sive System (Exner, 1990) and composite (WSum6) scores were correlated with Urist's (1977) Mutuality of Autonomy Scale (MOA) on the Rorschac h protocols of 35 borderlines, 15 schizophrenics, and 19 narcissists. Correlations between composite scores of severe thought process distur bance and severe imbalance in internalized object representations were highly significant, p < .0001. The hypothesis that there is a signifi cant relationship between disturbance in internalized self/object diff erentiation and thought process disturbance was supported. Implication s of this study are discussed as they relate to empirical validation o f theoretical constructs concerning ego function deficit and self/obje ct disturbance.