Психографический тест: конструктивный рисунок человека из геометрических форм - [97]
Case Study: TiGeR ™ and Draw-A-Tree Test comparison analysis. A state of anxiety in geometric-human-figure-drawing, made by 43-year old Garry, is graphically represented by a triangular hat on a person's head (a symbol of a «load on one's head», and a feeling of being very confused «like a fool»). At the same time, in Garry's picture of a tree his inner anxiety surfaced in his numerous drawing strokes. A tree trunk and branches are also shaded by the edgy lines providing a channel of expressing anxiety through this graphic style.
The edges of the foliage in the tree test are shaped nervously, as so the leaves were roughly chopped. The feeling of anxiety projected in the tree drawing by edgy lines correlates with the image of a triangular hat in the geometric drawing and an image of crying" eyes (eyes in the shape of down-pointed triangles), that also indicate emotional disappointment and helplessness. The social edginess and tension that characterize Garry's relations with others (sharp edges of triangular hands of human figure), nevertheless are being suppressed as evident by the graphical representation (sharp edges of triangular hands are directed inward). A standardized psychometric test also confirmed Garry's high score on general anxiety and suppression as an employed defensive mechanism.
TiGeR™ Applicability. Test has a wide spectrum of applicability for interdisciplinary research and rehabilitation, and clinical and psychological practice. Generously illustrated and well-organized, the TiGeR™ scoring and interpretation manual makes it easy to analyze human-figure-fromgeometrical-forms drawings for immediate use in clinical practice, as well as to score the results for further statistical research. The Manual is intended for clinicians as well as researchers working with children, adults, and elderly of various educational and cultural backgrounds (e.g., non-English speaking groups).
