Rorschach Measures of Aggressive Drive Derivatives : a College Student Sample
...ity added unique variance to these Rorschach aggression variables in predicting self – reported physical aggression potential, suicidal ideation with impulsivity, and borderline features. Finally, caution is advised in applying our findings when there is motivation to suppress aggressive responses. The Rorschach Comprehensive System contains one type of aggression score-Aggressive Movement(AG). Other Rorschach aggression measures include Gacono aggression variables –Aggressive Potential (AgPot), Aggressive Content (AgC), and Aggressive Past (AgPast) –and Urist’s Mutuality of Autonomy (MOA) scale. Each of these Rorschach variables is believed to represent unique aspects of aggressive drive derivatives. For example, Gacono suggested that the symbolized aggression represented in AG movement indicated ego-dystonic aggressive tension. Congruent with this interpretation, he reported data indicating lower AG frequencies in conduct disorder and antisocial samples than innormative samples. Mihura findings also supported AG as representing ego-dystonic tension, shown by AG’s relationship to self-report interpersonal circumplex scales in a college student sample. AG was related to aggressiveness toward oneself. Furthermore, during conflict with an important other, AG was related to viewing the other person as reacting as if attacked, while viewing oneself as trying to r...