House tree person test

House tree person test

1. Drawing Test HTP ( House Tree Person Test) By Muhammad Musawar Ali Roll # 9 M.Phil. Clinical Psychology 1

2. Types of Tests Objective Tests ( Same Interpretation by everyone) Projective Tests ( Inter rater and inter judgement is different by Everyone, Detection of ambiguous stimuli from vague and unclear stimuli) 2

3. Scoring Projective tests ( Subjective scoring ) Non Projective tests ( Objective scoring) 3

4. House Tree Person test Developed by John Buck Developed in 1948 Revised in 1969 Reliability and Validity: The manual contains no information on validity and reliability. 4

5. Purpose For Diagnostic Purpose. For judging Personality. For judging Brain damage. Neurological functioning. 5

6. HTP is An ice breaker. Used for assessment of resistant and reluctant clients. 6

7. Administration 3 white papers Pencil/ Pen 150 minutes Can be applied above age from 3 years old. 60 questions to be asked. 7

8. Interpretation of results projective test, the results of the HTP are  subjective The subjective analysis of the test takers responses and drawings aims to make inferences of personality traits and past experiences. The subjective nature of this aspect of the HTP, as with other qualitative tests, has little empirical evidence to support its reliability or validity. This test, however, is still considered an accurate measure of brain damage and used in the assessment of schizophrenic patients also suffering from brain damage. 8

9. House Interpretation 9

10. Questions to be asked Who lives here, are they happy, what goes on inside, what's it like at night, do people visit here, what else do the people in the house want to add to the drawing? 10

11. House size Little house ( rejection , detachment feelings toward family). Big house ( Revolves life around his family). 11

12. Roof Fantasy World , and intellectual thinking. 12

13. Walls Ego Dark and strong lines shows strong ego. If extended lines it shows defensiveness of self. 13

14. Activities mention in house Psychotic tendencies Delusions hallucinations 14

15. Doors And windows Welcoming Attitude. If door is closed shows you are not social If windows have bars shows that you are not independent and you are in jail. Absence of window shows abuse behavior. Lock on Door shows over defensiveness. Knob on door shows highly defensiveness. 15

16. Shading, Clouds, Rain, Birds and Snow Shows Anexity and depression. Psychopathology and abnormality. Snow shows severe depression. 16

17. Pathway Anyone can access You. You are friendly person. 17

18. Tree and Flowers Pleasant aspect of life. 18

19. Mountains Shows depression and anexity . Sexual conflicts. 19

20. Double Story Double minded personality. 20

21. Door closed and windows open Restriction from family. 21

22. Window with person present High need to connect with others. 22

23. Water ponds, Pools Sexual relationships 23

24. Back Doors You have secrets in life. 24

25. Lights welcoming behaviour 25

26. Cars Signs of visitors and people getting access to you 26

27. Sun/Moon/Stars Presence of Authoratative person in your life Love and affection 27

28. Swings Good interpersonal relationships. 28

29. Chimney Sexual Desires Aggression 29

30. Tree interpretation 30

31. Questions to be asked What kind of tree is this, how old is it, what season is it, has anyone tried to cut it down, what else grows nearby, who waters the tree, trees need sunshine to live so does it get enough sunshine? 31

32. Life and Your inner Growth Health in society Your Relationships in socity 32

33. Branches Long branches ( You are not satisfied from socity ) 33

34. Human like tree Psychotic tendency Weeping tree ( depression tendency) 34

35. Top Part of tree Interpersonal Relationship with socity 35

36. Lower part of Tree Your inner self Your personal growth 36

37. Support lines, Ropes Rely on support from others to achieve success. 37

38. Defensive About Tree Rigid Personality 38

39. Branches Small branches ( Limited skills Inferior) Big branches ( More effort to fulfill their needs) Twisted branches ( Environmental help needed) Dead branches ( hopelessness) 39

40. Triangle shaped upper tree part Aggressive personality 40

41. Trunk Wide Trunk ( strong ego) Normal trunk ( flexible personality) 41

42. Scars on Trunk and cat on tree Traumatic Event in life Severe depression 42

43. Balanced Tree Balanced Personality 43

44. Gap in trunk Upper Part You have some abnormality 44

45. Broken branches Broken interpersonal Relationships 45

46. Leaf Good Functionality in society 46

47. Roots Good reality contact You are not a fantasy person. No roots ( feeling of insecurity) 47

48. Tall Tree Wish to be dominant 48

49. Fruits Wish for having children 49

50. Flowers Self loving personality 50

51. Birds on tree Want escape from reality. Presence of third person in life. 51

52. Cloud like tree Confused thinking 52

53. Pointed leaves Aggression 53

54. Person Interpretation 54

55. Questions to be asked Who is this person, how old are they, what's their favorite thing to do, what's something they do not like, has anyone tried to hurt them, who looks out for them? 55

56. Big head High intellectual ability 56

57. Eyes Your way to perceive the world around you. 57

58. Hollow eyes Hallucinations 58

59. Eye brows and eye lashes Perfectionism 59

60. Nose Castration Fear. 60

61. Teeth High aggression 61

62. Open mouth Too much talkative. 62

63. Closed mouth You are in toward. 63

64. Without mouth no contact with reality. 64

65. smile You have positive feelings for life. 65

66. Ears You are ready to take advices from others. 66

67. Chin, shoulders, beard, moustache Male dominance power 67

68. hairs Your expressiveness Anxiety ( if irregular hairs) 68

69. Neck Wide neck strong ego Normal neck normal personality No neck you have conflicts. 69

70. Arms Access to you environment. Open arms ( Welcoming person) Cross arms ( no one is allowed to access you ) Hidden arms you have secrets. 70

71. fingers Pointed ( Aggression ) Grape like fingers ( Immaturity) 71

72. Shaded hands You have guilt. 72

73. Nude figure drawn Psychotic and sexual abuse. 73

74. Legs Autonomy in environment. independency 74

75. Feet Small feets ( dependency) Large feets (desire to be independent) 75

76. Emphasis on feet OCD Self loving personality 76

77. Buttons Maternal Dependency Immaturity 77

78. Belt And Tie Desire for Sexual Relationship phallic preoccupation 78

79. Small hands Having A wish to make intimate relationship 79

80. References Buck, John N.; Warren, W. L. (1992). The House-Tree-Person projective drawing technique: Manual and interpretive guide. Revised edition. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services . "Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders". Retrieved March 4, 2012 . Niolon , Richard. "Ph.D. 80

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