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The content of certain Rorschach responses 'seems to be a symbolic representation of unconscious mental processes. These responses appear to represent wish fulfilments in the same way as dreams and symptoms…' The interpreter must, however, guard against 'wild' psychoanalysis by investigating 'inner sequence' in the responses and by comparing responses on alternate forms of the Rorschach test. These revealing Rorschach responses may be useful in follow-up interviews and counseling. An example is offered of a withdrawn fifteen-year-old girl whose responses indicated that she was 'under the sway of powerful sexual fantasies, and that these could be the sources of her dreamy personality'. Sexual curiosity, particularly regarding the parents, and indications of the female Oedipus complex were inferred. Significant improvement followed discussion of the girl's sexual preoccupations.