Figure drawing correlates of furlough utilization in an aged institutionalized population

Apfeldorf, Max; Jj, Randolph; Gl, Whitman

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“…Since 1956 several investigators have reported reliability findings on the DAP. Apfeldorf, Randolf, and Whitman (1963) found that the heights, area, and centeredness scores of the subjects' first figure drawings correlated significantly with the scores on the second drawing (r's of .88, .81, and .86). Craddick, Leipold, and Cacavas (1962) found that raters were in agreement 80.5% of the time when dealing with the variable of shading, and 65,19% when dealing with the variable of anxiety.…”

Section: Summary Of Two Decades Of Research With Figure Drawingsmentioning

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Human figure drawings: Their utility in the clinical psychologist's armamentarium for personality assessment.

Roback¹

1968

Psychological Bulletin

130

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This paper reviews 18 years of research findings on the Draw-A-Person Test and concludes with a discussion of the author's opinion about the value of figure drawings in the clinical psychologist's armamentarium. The studies cited in this article generally failed to support Machover's (1949) hypotheses, but the literature revealed a paucity of well-designed investigations from which it could be concluded that this test should be removed from the clinical psychologist's test battery. Rather, it was emphasized that there is a great need for standardized and validated scales for estimating personality adjustment from figure drawings.

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Section: Summary Of Two Decades Of Research With Figure Drawingsmentioning

confidence: 87%

Human figure drawings: Their utility in the clinical psychologist's armamentarium for personality assessment.

Roback¹

1968

Psychological Bulletin

130

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“…On the other hand, size has been found to not be related to: diagnostic categories of mental illness or chronicity of illness (Strumpfer, 1963;; school achievement (Koppitz, 1966a;Lourenso, Greenberg, & Davidson, 1965); dominance (Shry, 1966), or seeking a furlough from a Veterans Administration domiciliary center (Apfeldorf et al, 1966).…”

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“…Bradfield (1964) found that withdrawn, acting-out, and underachieving children tended to place drawings on the left side. Crippled children (Wysocki & Whitney, 1965) draw at the extremities of the page, noninstitutionalized aged subjects drew figures closer to the center of the page; and Apfeldorf et al (1966) reported that institutionalized aged subjects who took furloughs from the hospital also significantly more often drew figures in the center of the page than aged patients who did not take furloughs.…”

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Empirical evaluations of human figure drawings: 1957-1966.

Swensen¹

1968

Psychological Bulletin

205

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Human figure drawing research literature published since 1957 is reviewed. It is concluded that such research has improved substantially in quality and sophistication and has produced increased empirical support for the use of human figure drawings as a clinical tool. The evidence suggests that the validity of a particular aspect of drawings is directly related to the reliability of that aspect of the drawing. Global ratings are the most reliable and most valid, while individual signs are the least reliable and least valid. Since the presence of certain signs is related to the overall quality of the drawings, it is suggested that future research should control for the quality of the drawings.

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“…Since 1949 and the early work of Machover, it has been argued that the sex of the first figure drawn on the DAP reflects the drawer's sexual identity (Apeldorf, Randolph, & Whitman, 1966; Roback, Langevin, & Zajac, 1974;Skillbeck, Bates, & Bentler, 1975). The assumption is that if the sex of the first figure drawn is opposite that of the drawer's anatomical sex, there is a strong likelihood of the 8's being sexually maladjusted.…”

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The use of an animal drawing test in the assessment and disposition of transsexualism

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Reported results of a study that compared two projective techniques for a group of 19 transsexuals who were seeking sex reassignment surgery. The Draw‐A‐Person Test (DAP), widely used in clinical settings, was contrasted to the Animal and Opposite Drawing Technique (AODT), which is a relatively new and little‐examined variation of the DAP. Discussion focuses on the use of both measures as predictors of those transsexuals to be recommended for surgery. Use of the AODT as an effective measure in the assessment of transsexualism is investigated.

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Figure drawing correlates of furlough utilization in an aged institutionalized population

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Human figure drawings: Their utility in the clinical psychologist's armamentarium for personality assessment.

Human figure drawings: Their utility in the clinical psychologist's armamentarium for personality assessment.

Empirical evaluations of human figure drawings: 1957-1966.

The use of an animal drawing test in the assessment and disposition of transsexualism

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