Catharsis Application Program
Psycho Emotional Therapy
Draw a Person Test
Draw-a-Person Test - $199
- The Draw A Person Test is a very well known personality assessment for children
- It is ranked in the top ten most useful tools for clinical assessment in the United States
- Protocol is designed to implement the test in a step-by-step approach
- Includes a unique clinical observational grid for analysis and interpretation
- Easy to administer, the DAP test is particularly helpful in evaluating children and adolescents
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FAQs
DAP is a graphic test for children. It is pleasing to this age group because its application is non-threatening and non-invasive. The practitioner starts by providing the child with a blank sheet of paper, a pencil, an eraser and 7 colored crayons.
The child is instructed to "draw a person as beautiful as possible and color it if you so desire". After completing the drawing, the practitioner asks the child to narrate a story about the picture they drew. For very young children the practitioner writes down the spontaneous comments presented by the child. Older children are asked to write a short comment about the picture's significance, relate a story about the person they drew, or include a "speech bubble" with the drawing.
Drawing a person is a very spontaneous activity that uncovers aspects of the child's self esteem, reveals any conflict with their self image and opens a connection with the core of the child's past which is significant for them.
This projective test represents an important component in the overall battery of tests employed with the Catharsis Application Program.
Our criteria selection for data analysis is presented in a unique grid format that offers a straightforward interpretation of test results.
This packet contains :
1. Theoretical guideline Manual – 15 pages
- Introduction
- Chapter1 Theoretical Background
- Chapter2 Protocol for administering the draw-a-person test
- Chapter3 Data analysis with methods & procedures of interpretation
- Chapter4 Final assessment including a special caution regarding issues of personal projection and assertive judgment
- Bibliography
2. Clinical Observation grids
- Observation grids (table format) to be printed out and completed manually – 155 criteria.
- Detailed analysis with picture of the 155 criteria - 19 pages.
1. Who designed the draw-a-person test?
Florence Goodenough developed a method of evaluation which she felt could determine the level of intelligence in children. Other research, especially those from Karen Machover and Ada Abraham changed the focus of evaluation away from intelligence, advocating that the test is a marker for uncovering the child's emotional core and therefore is a reflection of the personality. We propose this test to be more representative of personality rather than intelligence. This highly imaginative test is very popular and remains objective and strongly founded in theory and practice.
2. How is this test beneficial?
Easy to apply, this simple and non-invasive test allows the ability to evaluate the emotional stability of children. In the version we offer, the child is instructed to "draw a person" and narrate a story. Unlike Machover, we do not ask the child to draw a person of the opposite sex. Some ask the child to draw eight different people while others ask them to draw a person who expresses a particular emotion such as fear or sadness.
In our experience, the higher the number of characters, the more simplistic the representation. Asking for only one picture makes the drawing more creative, rich and spontaneous. With children, this projective test represents an important component in the overall battery of tests employed with the Catharsis Application Program.
3. How will you utilize the data gathered from this test?
You will analyze the data gathered through this program with respect to the rule of confidentiality. You will share your observation with your patients and from that you'll elaborate your therapeutic process.
4. The test is designed to be administered to what ages?
The draw a person test is appropriate for administration to children 3-15 years old.
