What is the history of the Rorschach technique, with examples?

The Rorschach test or ink blot test was developed by
Hermann Rorschach, a Swiss psychologist who published his findings in his book,
Psychodiagnostik, in 1921. He was not the first person to use ink
blot interpretation as a diagnostic tool; however he was the first person to write about
it extensively. He studied hundreds of patients and also used hundreds of ink blots; but
eventually reduced the number he used to ten. Because the method had been used by many
others, he had difficulty getting his book published, and died within a year of its
release. After Rorschach's death, his test was refined and improved by a number of
psychologists, including Samuel Beck and John Exner.

There
is more than one method of evaluating the test, with Exner's version more popular in the
United States. Administration normally involves showing the ten ink blots to an
individual and evaluating his responses--or lack of response--to the images. The use and
interpretation of the images is too complex a subject to be discussed here; however the
link cited below provides excellent infomration and examples on the use of the
system.