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    The Human Figure Drawing Test is a personality and cognitive assessment that can evaluate children and adolescents. It was originally developed by Florence Goodenough in the 1920s to supplement IQ tests with a non-verbal measure. Later, others like Karen Machover developed systems to interpret drawings for personality and emotional adjustment. The test is easy to administer without strict formats and can assess people with communication problems, but relies on limited hypotheses and may have inquiry issues as it is non-verbal. Reliability is fair to good and norms are available, though some studies call for more validation.

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    The Human Figure Drawing Test is a personality and cognitive assessment that can evaluate children and adolescents. It was originally developed by Florence Goodenough in the 1920s to supplement IQ tests with a non-verbal measure. Later, others like Karen Machover developed systems to interpret drawings for personality and emotional adjustment. The test is easy to administer without strict formats and can assess people with communication problems, but relies on limited hypotheses and may have inquiry issues as it is non-verbal. Reliability is fair to good and norms are available, though some studies call for more validation.

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    The Human Figure Drawing Test is a personality and cognitive assessment that can evaluate children and adolescents. It was originally developed by Florence Goodenough in the 1920s to supplement IQ tests with a non-verbal measure. Later, others like Karen Machover developed systems to interpret drawings for personality and emotional adjustment. The test is easy to administer without strict formats and can assess people with communication problems, but relies on limited hypotheses and may have inquiry issues as it is non-verbal. Reliability is fair to good and norms are available, though some studies call for more validation.

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    HUMAN FIGURE DRAWING TEST

    Description
    • It is a personality and cognitive test that can be used to evaluate children and
    adolescents for a variety of purpose such as measuring intelligence and screening
    emotional and behavioral disorders.
    • It should never be used as a “stand alone test” in identifying or diagnosing a
    particular abnormal behavior being manifested by the client.
    History
    • Originally developed by Florence Goodnenough.
    • She wanted to supplement the Stanford-Binet intelligence test with a non-verbal
    measure,
    • Early research suggested that children’s drawings are related to a child’s gender,
    age, and social class, racial and ethical characteristics.
    • In 1949, Karen Machover and colleagues redeveloped the ideas of Goodenough and
    learned that the drawings can also yield personality characteristics of emotional
    adjustment of the client
    • Machover later developed a system of drawing interpretations consisting of general
    guidelines to identify particular features (or signs) of a person’s behavior, which
    can be associated with specific and interpersonal conflicts.
    • Kopitz introduced a quantitative scoring system of the HFD based on the total
    number of items present with the interpretation of the different items.
    Advantages
    • Easy to administer
    • No strict formats
    • Culture-free
    • Can assess people with communication problems.
    Disadvantages
    • Restricted amount of hypothesis can be developed
    • May have problems during inquiry since it is non-verbal
    Reliability
    • Test-retest reliabilities of the DAPT range from fair to good
    • Norms are available for both children and adults.
    Validity
    • Many studies says that DAPT reflects psychopathology and in reflecting change in
    psychotherapy
    • Some says it needs more validation studies
    Materials
    • Two or more pieces of 8.5x11 bond paper(preferably substance 20 or 80gsm or
    higher for durability and quality)
    • Sharpened No. 2 pencil with eraser
    Administration
    Give your client a piece of paper and instruct him or her. “Write your name, age, and
    gender on the paper I have given you. Draw the best person that you can possibly draw. It
    doesn’t need to be very beautiful for as long as it is your best rendition or interpretation in
    drawing a person.”
    • After drawing the first figure, give another piece of paper and instruct him/her “
    Write again your name, age, and gender on the paper and draw the opposite gender
    of the first figure that you have drawn.”

    Post-drawing Interview
    • This adds up in the further understanding of the dynamics of the client’s current
    personality.
    • Questions:
    • Age of the drawing figure
    • Gender of the drawing figure
    • Special detail of the drawing that is unclear
    • Is the figure drawing someone special, significant, or known to the client?
    • Is the figure doing something?
    • No time limit. Usually 10 minutes will suffice with young children.
    • The drawings of bright children more than 10 years old or those who have had
    drawing lessons will result in an invalid evaluation of the child’s intellectual
    potential.

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