What do drawings reveal about ourselves?
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What do drawings reveal about ourselves?
I recently had to take a psychological exam for a high level city job.
In part of the test, you had to draw a tree, a house, and a person.
I was never the best at drawing and I failed art for lack of interest.
What can be revealed in your drawings and how accurately can they tell the type of person that you are?
In part of the test, you had to draw a tree, a house, and a person.
I was never the best at drawing and I failed art for lack of interest.
What can be revealed in your drawings and how accurately can they tell the type of person that you are?
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I've read something on this awhile back. It's got something to do with the relevance of the size, placement and colors of the 3 objects. Like a big billowy tree would represent confidence and strength versus a stick figure tree which would represent uncertainty and lack of confidence. How close the house and person are to the tree also plays significance, I'll see if I can find it. I may be off target a bit but that's the jest.
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What can be revealed in your drawings and how accurately can they tell the type of person that you are?
the only thing they can remotely say is what side of the brain you use to draw, then they will associate different personality traits to this based on what chy said, size, location on the paper, detail ect.
in my personal experience it's all bull Ka-Ka, but hey...... i'm an alcoholic who still makes meetings everday although there is no scientific proof that it'll keep me sober!
who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men......only howard knows!
the only thing they can remotely say is what side of the brain you use to draw, then they will associate different personality traits to this based on what chy said, size, location on the paper, detail ect.
in my personal experience it's all bull Ka-Ka, but hey...... i'm an alcoholic who still makes meetings everday although there is no scientific proof that it'll keep me sober!
who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men......only howard knows!
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Here you go
HTP (House - Tree - Person Projective Drawing Technique)
Designed to aid clinician in obtaining information concerning an individual's sensitivity, maturity, flexibility, efficiency, degree of personality integration, and interaction with the environment. Subject is asked to draw pictures of a house, a tree, and a person. Subject is given an opportunity to explain the drawings.
In common with other projective measures of personality (eg. the Rorschach, or TAT), the H-T-P provides a structured context for the projection of unconscious material. Like a specific ink blot or TAT card, the subject is always presented with blank paper (or a standardized drawing form) and standard instructions as to what is to be drawn (the house, the tree, the person). Combining an ease of administration with a maximum of projective potential, the H-T-P allows the clinician to gather information that might not otherwise be available in a structured, verbal interview.
Unlike the Rorschach or TAT, the H-T-P presents a maximum of ambiguity for the subject. Whereas the Rorschach and TAT present a stimulus card which does not change over time, the H-T-P presents the subject with a completely blank field onto which they are asked to draw and project. Every subject will draw a house, but every house will differ. The result is a collection of projective material organized around standard themes. The H-T-P can claim a great deal of freedom from stimulus bias.
Here's a link with more info on results.
http://www.psychpage.com/projective/...raw_notes.html
HTP (House - Tree - Person Projective Drawing Technique)
Designed to aid clinician in obtaining information concerning an individual's sensitivity, maturity, flexibility, efficiency, degree of personality integration, and interaction with the environment. Subject is asked to draw pictures of a house, a tree, and a person. Subject is given an opportunity to explain the drawings.
In common with other projective measures of personality (eg. the Rorschach, or TAT), the H-T-P provides a structured context for the projection of unconscious material. Like a specific ink blot or TAT card, the subject is always presented with blank paper (or a standardized drawing form) and standard instructions as to what is to be drawn (the house, the tree, the person). Combining an ease of administration with a maximum of projective potential, the H-T-P allows the clinician to gather information that might not otherwise be available in a structured, verbal interview.
Unlike the Rorschach or TAT, the H-T-P presents a maximum of ambiguity for the subject. Whereas the Rorschach and TAT present a stimulus card which does not change over time, the H-T-P presents the subject with a completely blank field onto which they are asked to draw and project. Every subject will draw a house, but every house will differ. The result is a collection of projective material organized around standard themes. The H-T-P can claim a great deal of freedom from stimulus bias.
Here's a link with more info on results.
http://www.psychpage.com/projective/...raw_notes.html
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