A projective psychological test of personality in which the subject reveals attitudes, emotions, and personality by reporting what is seen in each of ten inkblot pictures in a standard set.orschach test. A well-known projective test that requires the patient to describe what he or she sees in each of 10 inkblots. It is named for the Swiss psychiatrist who invented it. Mentioned in: Personality Disorders. Hermann, Swiss psychiatrist, 1884-1922.
Foot, leg, and ankle swelling is common when the person also: 1  Is overweight. 2  Has a blood clot in the leg. 3  Is older.  Has a leg 1  infection. Has veins in the legs that cannot properly pump blood back to the heart.
These disorders all cause fluid retention, which is the cause of the swelling. Another cause of swelling of the lower legs is pooling of blood in the legs. Many obese, middle-aged or older people normally have a small amount of swelling at the end of the day due to blood pooling.