Psychological tests where you need to draw. Spacious village house

(projective tests to help parents, teachers, interested...)

Projective tests are used in the work of a psychologist to: a) diagnose the internal emotional state of a child and b) pull out problems that are deep in the subconscious of an adult.

One of the most common projective drawing tests is DDH test- "House. Tree. Human". He works with archetypes and therefore very accurately diagnoses problems from our subconscious.

But the same can be said about adults! Smart reasoning by an adult about himself and his affairs does not clarify, and more often than not only confuses the situation even more. After all "language is used to hide the truth"...

For a more detailed introduction to this basic principle of psychoanalysis, I refer you to the article.

And we move on to the first part of the DDH test - actually, to the drawing Human.

I remind you that the drawing test should be created easily and naturally, without thinking that “You don’t know how to draw.” If you know how to draw, create a drawing in the “naive” style.

Nevertheless, no one should draw a “bummer” hastily either.

When creating a drawing, you need to try, you need to try to put all your momentary mood into it, you need to take your time, but also not worry about the fact that you are not drawing like a real Artist from the Academy.

1. Take a sheet of A4 paper.
2. Take a simple pencil.
3. Slowly draw your little man.

Now, if you have finished drawing, carefully study

Key to the test.

The first thing we will do is pay attention to

PENCIL PRESS.

Weak pressure diagnoses

• a) or general physical lethargy
• b) or emotional depression,

Strong pressure diagnoses

• a) strong emotional tension of the moment, or
• b) impetuous, impulsive character in general.

HATCHED/UNHATCHED drawing

Unshaded drawing(white background) means immaturity, infantilism, unwillingness to take responsibility for one’s actions.

A shaded drawing can be shaded in different ways:

Heavily “shaded” drawing (when the shading simply catches the eye) diagnoses:

Some kind of concern specific problem, fixation on it;
- increased anxiety as a character trait.

Cross Hatching issues

Either hypercontrol (a person constantly controls himself, plays a role, does not take off his mask, does not trust anyone);
- or constant obsessive thoughts and an attempt to fight them.

Erase and correct lines- an attempt to control your anxiety and your behavior

Lines not completed- clinical asthenia, exhaustion of the body.

Lines that don't hit the right spot- hyperactivity in children, impulsiveness in adults.

Neat lines- the perception of one’s environment as threatening.

FIGURE SIZES

Large figure- anxiety and stress “here and now”,

Giant figure - desire for expansion (filling the whole world with oneself), inability to build boundaries (“Everything yours is mine”), impulsiveness

Small figure- depression, low self-esteem, chronic anxiety

LOCATION OF THE DRAWING ON THE SHEET

Picture above- a high self-evaluation

Picture below- low self-esteem

Drawing in the corner- guilt, depression

The drawing goes off the sheet- fear (or impulsiveness)

SCHEMATIC OR DETAILED

Lots of different details in the drawing- demonstrativeness or creative imagination(often one and the other are closely intertwined)

Many monotonous details in the drawing- it's either:

• a) rigidity (stubbornness, standing one’s ground, lack of interest in innovations),
• b) anxiety “here and now”,
• c) the desire for perfectionism.

The drawing is schematic- absolutely possible different variants(attention!):

Asthenia,
- still the same impulsiveness,
- low emotionality,
- isolation as trait,
- depression “here and now”

FIGURE VIEW (AN FACE, PROFILE...)

The figure stands with its back- negativism, conflict,
Figure in profile- negativism,
Three-quarter figure does not mean anything, it only means the Author’s ability to draw,
Figure face- means nothing.

TYPES

Rich/poor- fixation on the topic of money,
Military- aggressiveness (healthy or not - other details will show),
King, princess- very high self-esteem,
Robots and Aliens- they are drawn by people who experience loneliness in a group, who do not fit into the team, introverts,
Clown, jester- low self-esteem,
Caricature of a man- demonstrativeness, negativism, desire to “get away from the conversation.”

BODY PARTS

If (besides the genitals) any parts of the human body are missing in the picture, are missed - this always means one thing: the person denies the function of this part of the body. For example, by “forgetting” to draw ears, a person shows that he does not want to hear someone or something. This is often interpreted as being closed to criticism. However, this may also mean that a person is simply tired of criticism from a very specific person, and not from criticism in general as such.

Enlargement of any part of the body- always means increased interest in its function,

Distortion on the right side of the picture- non-compliance social norms and conflicts with the people who control these social norms.

Too large body- unsatisfied needs,

Too short torso- low self-esteem.

Too elongated figure can talk about:
- asthenia,
- or about the character of an introvert.

HANDS

Long arms- passion for hoarding,

Short arms:
- introvert character
- tendency not to go all the way, to “retreat”

Hands pressed to the body- strong internal tension,

Hands clenched into fists- an attempt to openly protest,

Palms missing- lack of communication or inability to communicate,

Very large palms- very high dissatisfaction with the need for communication,

Shaded (blackened) hands and fingers- conflict,

LEGS

Long legs- desire for autonomy from other people, family members (desire to escape),

Short legs- depression,

Wide Legs:
- either the character of an extrovert,
- or need for support

Tightly pressed legs- introvert character

Small or unfinished feet:
- impracticality, poor orientation in everyday matters,
- passivity,
- sometimes - dependence on other people.
- clearly drawn legs - self-confidence.

Exercise 1 on the “1000 Roads” maps: “Supposedly body parts.”

The need for this exercise is its high environmental friendliness, accuracy and novelty!

So, you remember the “golden basics” of this test: even when drawing a “little man” ineptly, the experimentee must remember to draw everything for the little man, except perhaps the genitals, which, out of modesty and fear of appearing “preoccupied,” usually no one draws and no one sane a psychologist, by the way, won’t require this :)

But! If something “ordinary and decent” is still missing, it means one thing: you are denying the function of that part of the body! There are no ears in the picture - it means that in life I don’t want to listen to anyone...

Let’s trust the Unconscious in the Jungian way and do the same thing, but with the help of the “1000 Roads!” cards

It’s even better - you don’t have to draw and embarrass yourself because you’re ridiculously unable to draw.

This, by the way, (natural shame and irritation from the inability to draw - although psychologists deny this) is one of the reasons for “nervousness in pressing lines”, “evil shading” and the general poor quality of the drawing, including grotesque and satire in the depiction of figures.

It’s not that the client is “neurotic and psychopathic,” it’s just that he, an adult, is naturally infuriated right here and now that he wasn’t taken to drawing as a child, and now he’s being made a fool of and forced to demonstrate his ineptitude in some practice, like running in sacks or catching an apple on a string with your mouth.

Wouldn’t you be enraged by a psychologist’s request to “skate” or “sing something like Lensky’s aria” if you don’t know how to do it? A psychologist should not turn into an animator at a wedding and remember that he needs to work with the client in an environmentally friendly manner and try not to humiliate him with his creative requests to “present something” and other jokes.

That’s why we will work with the “1000 Roads” maps, thus “drawing” the parts of our little man’s body!

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In our exercise “Body as a whole, Silhouette” there are only the following concepts-Positions:

Torso,

Arms and hands

Legs and feet

“Right” and “left” parts of the picture.

Shall we start?

FIRST POSITION RIGHT AND LEFT PARTS OF THE FIGURE

Ask the client to imagine (present) his Little Man using (spontaneous!!!) “1000 Roads” cards.

Explain to the client that a person (like any object) has a right and a left side, separated by an imaginary axis of symmetry.

Explain to the client that a living person is always asymmetrical, because his “left side” is always creative and “magical”, childish, and the right side is business, adult, serious and responsible for our communications with the world (and housing and communal services).

Now let the client pull out spontaneously (after thinking well) two cards and put them side by side - to the right and to the left, while saying:

This is how the “childish” part of my Little Man symbolically looks like,

and this is what his Adult side of personality looks like.

It’s as if he was created from these two halves!

Now let's analyze the cards!

How to read "right-left"?

This question is asked often, but here everything is very simple: we always read the drawing the way we, the audience, see it! This is the simplest and most correct (but if your client wants to argue, God bless him, let him read the drawing the way he “sees”).

Do you remember that: " Any distortions on the right side of the picture mean non-compliance with social norms and conflicts with people who control these social norms.".

What card did the client's hand draw? Harmonious? Peaceful? Or aggressive, problematic? How does the client interpret this card? (It is most important!)

So what is his relationship with the norms of society and with society in general? How does he resolve conflicts? How do you generally treat people? Are there people on this map at all?

Now is the time to carry out therapy - after all, you have seen the problems with your own eyes!

Together with the client, come up with a mini-fairy tale based on this card, the purpose of which is to extinguish the conflict, calm fears - help the client with this! A fairy tale based on a problem card may begin “for peace,” but it must end “for health”!

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And now we also analyze the “left” – the creative and childish-magical side of our Little Man.

What are our girls made of?..

What is the client’s imagination and “spiritual thoughts”, humor and “flight of consciousness”? By analogy, notice the problems of the second card (if any), listen to the client’s story about the card and compose a second, healing fairy tale with him.

Is symmetry harmonious?

You should be wary if both cards of the client are “adult”, or both are “fantastic”. In the first case, he himself blocked his channel of miracles, self-healing and growth, in the second case, he is simply unable to withstand the battle with housing and communal services, even the simplest one.

When writing fairy tales, level the balance, joyfully “ground” the card that requires healthy down-to-earthness (show the client that society is also healthy and not painful), and “raise” the card that requires Fairy Tales and Dreams.

SECOND POSITION ARM LEGS TORSO

The first two cards are like the “coat of arms” of your Little Man. They are displayed at the top of the table as a symbol of work, like a banner on a tower.

Now ask the client “ fold a man" from the cards "1000 Roads": body, two arms and two legs.

Let the client think slowly, savorily, tastefully, and say out loud: “Here are his hands (both cards are pulled at the same time), here are his legs, here is his white body...”

Now we look at the cards and remember the basics, adapting them (essentially) to our new work.

Legs. Legs are the most important thing.

“What does the little man stand on?” What is its support – symbolic, philosophical? Is it good for him where he finds himself (isn’t it a swamp)? Is it clean and safe? (Ask the client how he likes it). And who is there on the map - lying with his legs up in the air? Why doesn’t he use his legs for their intended purpose? Are you tired or something? From what?

Who left traces here? And who has been standing here for three hours, shifting from foot to foot?

And who here flies on wings without legs? Who's riding in a carriage using the legs of a horse?

Legs are grounding and support, lack of fear of existence, clarity and audacity, the ability to live and survive, not to fall face down in the mud.

Sometimes the weakness of the legs is compensated by something else (fantastic wings, for example, or a carriage with horses - you take me).

Your task is to find out how well this “other” compensates the client for the weakness of his “real legs”?.. Maybe it doesn’t compensate at all?

The client should tell the Story on the card, and you should record whether he has problems with the topics “Legs”, “Stability”, “Confident Movement” and “Grounding”.

How to strengthen a client’s legs? Correct his Story as you see fit, using in the story symbols and images of feet, shoes, magical medicines and potions - according to your feeling and spontaneous insight. The client must have legs. Strong. And walkers.

Hands

Hands are an attitude towards money and property, towards hoarding and greed. And also the attitude towards aggression, towards war, towards weapons. And finally, to communication, to friendship, to mutual assistance.

In general, there are hands: raking, pounding on the head with fists and, finally, outstretched in a friendly manner, with a tangerine in an open palm...

And what kind of hands does your client have? What do the two "1000 Roads" cards say? What can be fixed here? How many sessions?

Torso. Heart or Womb?...

There are people whose heart is so huge that it takes up their entire body. And there are people for whom the main thing is their belly, their belly. And it’s best if everything is equal. And if not, then we either have an obnoxious hysteric or an animal, stupid and also obnoxious.

Your client pulled out one card - the torso of the Man. What does the "1000 Roads" map say? What does the client himself say about it? What is more there - heart or belly? Balance, psychologist, balance the client’s balance!

Ask the client: “What and how do your lovers eat?” Let him answer in detail.

Ask: “What does your billionaire dream about, what does he sometimes cry about?”

Exercise-2 Putting the Man’s Head or “Types”

So, we have everything ready, all that remains is to put the head on the shoulders. The head is a social thing... Therefore, we take the “1000 Lives” deck.

Let the client (after thinking carefully and taking a sacred pause) pull out the head of his Little Man at random from the “1000 Lives” deck! Ta-da-da-damm!!

And now the client must say a few words about his person. Pay attention to the following points:

theme “rich/poor” – the client is fixated on the topic of money,

theme “kings, monarchs, princesses and queens” – the client has high self-esteem, is childish,

the topic “military” is aggressiveness, but whether it is healthy, constructive or not, you will understand

the theme of any “fantastic fictional creatures”, “cyborgs” - the client is very lonely and a strong introvert, it is difficult to get him to talk, he is vulnerable,

theme “not a person but a caricature of decent person, criminal, scoundrel and scoundrel” - strong negativism in general, reluctance to work with a psychologist.

In general, you better look not at the diagram, but listen to what the client himself says! You can adjust the “head” of the man in the same way as in the previous part of the work!

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Elena Nazarenko

M. A. Shevchenko

Psychological drawing tests for children and adults

Preface

Nowadays, the use of psychological drawing tests has become very popular in many areas of life. Their application is based on the principle of projection onto paper through a drawing of the psychological state of children and adults, reflection and disclosure of character, feelings, emotions, desires, identification interpersonal relationships and so on.

This book, in addition to the actual instructions for using a number of drawing tests, provides short description development of children's graphic manifestations, the evolution of drawing and its psychotherapeutic meaning, as well as analysis of drawings that reveal the psychological and emotional condition, and drawings made by both children and adults. A significant advantage of drawing tests compared to other methods of personality research, for example, compared to a verbal survey, is the lack of fear in the client (subject) during the testing process, which allows us to give the most accurate and objective assessment of his personal characteristics, emotional and psychological state.

In an accessible and simple form, the book describes diagnostic methods of foreign and domestic authors for testing children and adults; These techniques are based on art therapy. Some artistic expression techniques developed and tested by foreign experts in the field of art therapy are presented; techniques contain valuable comments and explanations on their application.

Art therapy is a treatment method based on the use artistic creativity. Exists whole line specialists in the field of psychology and psychotherapy who believe that artistic creativity has a beneficial effect on health, and therapeutic techniques and exercises have diagnostic, therapeutic, correctional, developmental potential and really improve the quality of psychotherapeutic, psychological, medical and pedagogical effects. The use of the art therapy method in pedagogical professional practice creates the necessary and quite organic conditions for the development of the child, taking into account his age characteristics and opportunities. The use of arterpy is also relevant as a effective means psychological and psychotherapeutic effects on children and adolescents with various disabilities.

Featured in the book methodological material provides the opportunity for the specialist to choose those techniques that best suit the individual characteristics of the client (subject).

The book “Psychological drawing tests for children and adults” is intended for both professional psychologists, psychotherapists, and for everyone who needs to be able to understand people - for teachers, doctors, managers. It may also be useful for those who want to understand their own psychological state.

The book describes a diagnostic method using mandala drawing for children and adults.

Mandalas belong to the direction of art therapy and are used by psychologists and psychotherapists as powerful method in-depth diagnostics and integration as a means psychological assistance under a wide variety of human conditions.

Currently, there are many methods for diagnosing one’s psychological state and knowing oneself. One of these methods is diagnosis based on the pattern and colors of the mandala.

Chapter 1

Drawing and psychological drawing tests

The evolution of children's drawings

The development of each child is very individual, but the undeniable fact is that a child can draw before he has learned to write.

Psychologist Rhoda Kellogg collected and studied over a million children's drawings, showing that they evolve in a certain way– from the first basic “blots” towards successive symbols.

Kellogg proved that the drawings of two-year-old children are not aimless smears of paint and that 20 types of signs can be distinguished in them. Dots, lines and circles drawn by a child's hand reflect individual muscle movements that are not visually controlled. According to Kellogg, every child should be able to draw such signs, and children who cannot do this are underdeveloped.

Rice. 1. "Doodle"

Tracing the development of a child from the very beginning early childhood, one can see that artistic creativity skills, in parallel with preliterate ones, develop step by step in a certain sequence. So, by one to one and a half years, a child is able to tap on paper or draw “doodles” (Fig. 1).

By the age of three, the child usually draws something resembling letters, and also draws circles of various sizes, sometimes with two dots inside, so that the image may resemble a human head. Symbolically, a circle for a child during this period can mean anything: flowers, an animal, etc.

By the age of three and a half to four years, the child already attaches a body to the head, often much smaller in size than the head; sometimes reflects elements of clothing in the image of men. At the same time, the child begins to write large printed letters and numbers, often reversed (Fig. 2, 3).

Rice. 2. Numbers

Rice. 3. Little man

Rice. 4. Horse

Rice. 5. War

By the age of five, a child can already write his name in print and letters; an obvious meaning appears in his drawings; they are of a plot nature. With particular pleasure, five-year-old children draw different animals, birds, all kinds of household items, trees, flowers (Fig. 4).

Moreover, five- to six-year-old boys actively draw panoramas of military operations (Fig. 5), depict bloody scenes, and show interest in drawing comics. Girls draw most often beautiful girls and dolls in various outfits (Fig. 6).

Rice. 6. Girl in tracksuit

Later, at the age of ten, children have an increased desire to realistically depict everything they see in a drawing.

From early childhood and throughout life, the psychotherapeutic significance of drawing remains invariably great for a person.

Chapter 2

Test "My Family"

The drawing test “My Family” can be used for children from four to five years of age. The main purpose of the test is to diagnose the internal family relations. IN psychological practice this test is one of the most informative.

Very often, parents evaluate the atmosphere of family relationships positively, while the child perceives it completely differently. In an “innocent” child’s drawing you can clearly see not only psychological condition child, unconscious or hidden problems, but also his attitude towards each family member and the perception of the family as a whole. Having found out how a child sees his family and his parents, you can effectively help him and try to correct the unfavorable climate in the family.

Exercise

Give your child a sheet of A4 drawing paper, a simple pencil, and an eraser. Ask your child to draw a family, including himself, and also invite him, if he wishes, to add other details to the drawing.

The instructions could be even simpler if you just say: “Draw your family.” This option gives more freedom, and the drawing itself almost always reflects family relationships as they are in the child’s perception.

When the drawing is completed, you need to ask the child to identify the drawn figures, and to note for yourself the sequence with which the child drew them.

IMPORTANT!

You should not ask your child to draw a family immediately after family quarrels; control or prompt while drawing, as well as discuss the result with someone in front of the child.

In addition to the order in which family members are depicted, it is important to note how hard the child presses the pencil when drawing a particular family member, what is the ratio of the size of the drawing to the size of the sheet, and also how long the child draws.

When interpreting a family drawing, parents and teachers also need to take into account the age characteristics of their child, the presence or absence of visual skills.

It is best to start evaluating a drawing with test indicators.

Test indicators

(indicators of psychomotor tone)

Pencil pressure

Weak pressure – low self-esteem, sometimes passivity; asthenia, sometimes depression.

Strong pressure – high self-esteem, sometimes impulsiveness, emotional tension.

Very strong pressure (pencil tears paper) – hyperactivity, aggressiveness.

Variable pressure is an indicator of the child’s emotional instability.

The meaning of lines and shading

Broad strokes or strokes, the scale of the image, the absence of preliminary sketches and additional drawings speak of the confidence and determination of the author of the drawing.

An unstable, blurry image containing many distinct intersecting lines indicates increased excitability and hyperactivity of the child.

Lines that are not completed indicate impulsiveness and emotional instability.

Hatching that goes beyond the contours of the figure is an indicator of the child’s emotional tension.

Figure location

The location of the picture at the bottom of the sheet means low self-esteem. Accordingly, if the picture is located at the top of the sheet, we can talk about inflated self-esteem.

Interpretation of the drawing

1. A minimum of details in the drawing indicates the child’s isolation, and an excessive amount of details indicates his hidden anxiety.

2. The family member who causes the greatest anxiety in the child can be drawn either with a very thick line or with a thin, trembling one.

3. The size of the depicted relative, animal or object indicates its significance for the child. For example, a dog or cat that is larger than its parents indicates that the relationship with its parents comes second. If dad is much smaller than mom, then the relationship with the mother is paramount for the child.

4. If a child draws himself as small and unattractive, then he has this moment low self-esteem; if your own image is large, you can talk about the child’s self-confidence and the makings of a leader. A very small, helpless figurine of a child, placed surrounded by parents, can express the need to care for him.

5. If a child does not draw one of the family members, this may mean a negative attitude towards this person and a complete lack of emotional contact with him.

6. The one whom the child drew closest to his own image is the closest to him. If it is a person, then he is depicted holding hands with a figure corresponding to the child being tested.

7. In the child’s mind, the most clever man has the largest head.

8. Large wide eyes in a child’s drawing are a sign of a request for help or concern about something. The child draws eyes like dots or slits for a person who, in his opinion, is independent and does not ask for help.

9. A man drawn without ears is a symbol of the fact that he “does not hear” the child or anyone in the family.

10. A person with an open large mouth is perceived by a child as a source of threat. A dash mouth is usually endowed with a person who hides his feelings and is unable to influence others.

11. The more hands a person has, the more powerful he is in the eyes of a child. How more fingers in the arms, the stronger and more capable the person is for the child.

12. The legs, drawn as if hanging in the air, without support, belong to a person who, in the child’s opinion, has no independent support in life.

13. The absence of arms and legs in a person often indicates a reduced level of intellectual development, and the absence of only legs indicates a reduced level of intellectual development. low self-esteem.

14. Least significant character usually placed away from everyone else and has a vague outline of the figure, sometimes erased with an eraser after starting to draw.

The picture indicates the child’s well-being

1. If the child took pleasure in drawing the family.

2. If the figures are depicted in proportion: the relative height of parents and children is observed, according to their age.

3. If the child portrays all family members without exception.

4. If light or minimal shading is used.

5. If all the figures are located on the same level, they are depicted holding hands (some variations in the same sense are possible).

6. If, when coloring a picture, a child chooses bright, rich colors.

The picture reflects warning signs in relationships

1. If a child refuses to draw, this is a sign that unpleasant memories are associated with the family.

2. Excessively large proportions of parents are an indicator of their authoritarianism and desire to command their children.

3. If a child draws himself big, this is an indicator that he is self-oriented, as well as an indicator of confrontation with his parents.

4. An extremely small image of a child indicates his low importance in the family.

5. By drawing himself last, the child thereby demonstrates his low status among other family members.

6. If in the picture a child has drawn all the family members except himself, then this indicates a feeling of inferiority or a feeling of lack of community in the family, a decrease in self-esteem, and a suppression of the will to achieve.

7. If a child portrayed only himself, we can talk about the egocentricity inherent in this child, his inherent conviction that all family members are obliged to think only about him, and he does not have to think about any of them.

8. A very small image of all family members is a sign of anxiety, depression, depression.

9. The image of all family members in cells is a sign of alienation and lack of friendship and community in the family.

10. If a child depicts himself with his face covered with his hands, he expresses his reluctance to be in the family.

11. The shaded head (from the back) of a child means that he is immersed in himself.

12. Image big mouth, lips on oneself is a sign of hidden aggression.

13. If a child starts with pictures of legs and feet, this can also be considered a sign of anxiety.

14. An alarming signal is the predominance of dark tones in the drawing: black, brown, gray, purple.

Presence of other parts in the picture

The image of the sun or lighting fixtures is an indicator of the lack of heat in the family.

The image of a carpet, TV and other household items indicates the child’s preference for them.

If a child draws a doll or a dog, this may mean that he is looking for communication with animals and toys due to a lack of warmth in the family.

Clouds, and especially cloud clouds, may be a sign negative emotions The child has.

By depicting a house instead of a family, the child shows his reluctance to be in a family.

Color in the drawing

Very often the child shows a desire to color the drawing. In this case, he should be given a box of colored pencils (at least 12 colors) and given complete freedom. What do the colors mean, and what can the additionally colored drawing tell us?

1. Bright, light, rich colors indicate the child’s high vitality and optimism.

2. The predominance of gray and black colors in the drawing emphasizes the lack of cheerfulness and speaks of the child’s fears.

3. If a child has painted himself in one color, and if this color is repeated in the image of another family member, it means that the child has a special sympathy for him.

4. Not using colored pencils can mean low self-esteem and anxiety.

5. The preference for red tones in the drawing indicates the child’s emotional tension.

Analysis of drawings for the test “My Family”

Veronica, 19 years old

Veronica comes from a prosperous family, but the girl is somewhat withdrawn, and this worries her mother. Therefore, it was decided to conduct testing. When asked to depict her family, Veronica began to draw with desire and very diligently (Fig. 7). She drew her dad first, then her mom, then her younger sister, the cat and, last but not least, yourself. Thus, apparently, Veronica evaluates herself as an insignificant member of the family. The family is friendly, as everyone is drawn holding hands and on the same level. The hands of all family members are drawn, and this is also an important indicator of normal intrafamily communication. True, dad keeps his hands in his pockets, which indicates his closed position in the family and some isolation in communication. Everyone’s feet are clearly drawn, which indicates the confidence in the positions of all family members. In general, the drawing turned out to be positive and well reflective of the psychological climate of the family.

Rice. 7. From left to right: cat, father, mother, sister, Veronica

Nikolay, 6 years old

IN Lately Nikolai’s mother is very worried about the behavior of her son, who has stopped listening to her and often shows aggression. In the drawing (Fig. 8), the boy depicted all members of his family separately, which means that the child does not feel mutual understanding and family warmth. The lack of ears for all family members only confirms this. Everyone lives and hears only themselves, ignoring the opinions of others: the ears are the “organ” of perceiving criticism and any opinion of another person about themselves.

Rice. 8. From left to right: brother, dad, mom, Nikolai

But he depicted dad, with a big head and glasses, as the largest, thereby emphasizing his leading role in the family. The head is the most important part of the body, and the smartest member of the family, according to the child, in the picture will certainly be endowed with the largest head. Nikolai drew himself closer to his mother, but taller than her, and this indicates a confrontational relationship with her and an orientation towards himself. The eye is also attracted by the fact that Nikolai depicted himself with a sharply exaggerated hand. Such an image of the hand indicates a high need for communication and that this need is not satisfied. The two-year-old brother is drawn last and at a considerable distance from Nikolai. It is very likely that the arrival of a baby in the family changed internal state boy. Often the older child in this case begins to feel weakened attention to him, gets scared, worried, worried, and jealous. The clouds in the picture also reflect some trouble in the family and the boy’s anxiety.

Test "Dynamic drawing of a family"

The test is very good to use with children of older preschool and school age. The use of this test provides psychologists and parents with the opportunity to obtain more comprehensive information about the distribution of roles in the family, as well as the specific role of each family member through the eyes of the child. Thus, the “Dynamic Family Drawing” test can be performed both as an addition to the “My Family” test, and separately from it.

Exercise

To carry out the test, your child will need: a sheet of drawing paper, a simple pencil and an eraser. Ask your child to draw a family so that the drawing makes it clear what each family member does.

Children are not always willing to take on this task, since depicting a person in dynamics often seems quite difficult for them. Nevertheless, this particular test can serve as a good additional source of information, since usually such a family drawing turns out to be very expressive and can tell a lot.

Lada, 14 years old

In the drawing (Fig. 9) the girl very accurately depicted what each family member does. Lada was the first to draw her mother, apparently returning from the store - she was holding a bag with the word “Magnit” written on it. It is clear that mom mostly goes to the Magnit store for groceries. Then Lada drew her older sister, who is studying at the university.

Rice. 9

Then - herself, dancing to the music. Lada dances and is very successful at it. She drew dad last, next to the computer.

If you look closely, you will notice that the girl added a bow to her dad’s shirt, thereby wanting to emphasize some of his aristocracy. Children always draw their parents as they see them or want to see them.

In general, the drawing reflects the positive mood of the girl and the distribution of roles of each family member.

Animal Family Test

The test can be used for both adults and children starting from four years of age. Due to the neutrality of the test, it is usually performed very willingly, so the drawing often shows a direct projection of real and actual family relationships.

Exercise

An adult or child is asked to depict his family in such a way that each family member is disguised as a different animal. Then a sheet of paper is placed in horizontal position, a simple pencil and an eraser are provided. After completing the test, discuss the drawing.

As an example, a drawing of a family of animals of fourteen-year-old Lada is given (Fig. 10), the dynamic drawing of whose family was given above. To obtain more complete information, the girl was asked to draw a “Family of Animals” drawing, which would reveal the relationships of all family members and the emotional atmosphere in it.

Rice. 10

Lada willingly drew her entire family as animals in the following order. The very first was my older sister, depicting her in the form of a cat. Thus, the sister is the most significant for her in communication. Leo dad stands tall above the rest of the family, his hands are hidden, and this indicates the father's closed position in the family. Mother hare is significantly inferior in height to father lion, in addition, she is open and friendly. Lada drew herself in the form of a monkey. The monkey is a small animal and symbolizes agility and resourcefulness. It is clear that these qualities should be manifested in the family and in the author of the drawing.

The drawing is located at the bottom of the sheet, which indicates the girl’s low self-esteem. This is also evidenced by the fact that Lada painted herself last.

Tree Family Test

This test is applicable to both adults and children. It can serve as a good addition to all previous tests, especially when it is important to identify a person’s internal state. Oddly enough, it is through the drawing of a tree that it is easiest to convey one’s own emotions and psychological state, as well as family relationships.

Exercise

The test taker must be given a sheet of A4 paper, a pencil and an eraser, and then asked to draw all family members as trees.

Analysis of drawings for the “Tree Family” test

Alina, 13 years old

According to her parents, the girl does not have good relationships with her classmates and has no friends. Behavior in the family has changed - Alina has become more withdrawn and is increasingly showing discontent and aggression. Naturally, this worries parents. The girl refused to draw a picture of her family, but she agreed to draw her family in the form of trees, although not quite willingly. As we see (Fig. 11), in addition to her family members, the girl also depicted her friends in the form of a climbing plant with many thorns - it is friends who make up main problem. In addition, Alina herself, without anyone’s request, wrote on the back of the drawing: “I want me to make new friends and pull out these thorns, and then I will be happy.” Alina painted herself as a tree with red fruits, which indicates her aggressive state. The parents were advised to communicate with the girl more often, not to leave her alone and to be extremely calm with her.

Rice. eleven

Problem situation was temporary in nature and was due to adolescence, a sensitive period for the formation of communication skills with peers.

Sergey, 12 years old

In the image of trees, Sergei drew only his grandparents, who love him very much (Fig. 12). The drawing is unusual in that the boy was able to show the gender difference between his grandparents through the image of roots, and through the tree branches to convey their interpersonal relationships. After the drawing was completed, Sergei wrote: “Grandmother and grandfather love each other.” However, the boy is not an orphan; he has a mother and father, who often go on business trips for long periods of time. The child’s categorical refusal to draw his parents probably has a serious basis, and parents should think about their attitude towards their son.

Rice. 12

Chapter 3

Pencil pressure

Weak pressure – asthenia; passivity; sometimes a depressive state.

Strong pressure – emotional tension; rigidity ; impulsiveness.

Extra-strong pressure (the pencil tears the paper) – conflict; hyperactivity; sometimes aggressiveness, acute agitation.

Features of lines

Dashed lines – anxiety as a personality trait.

Multiple lines – anxiety as a state at the time of examination; stressful state; sometimes impulsive.

Sketch lines - the desire to control your anxiety, to control yourself.

Missing lines that do not hit the right point - impulsiveness; organic brain damage.

Lines that are not completed are asthenia, sometimes impulsivity.

Distortion of the shape of lines – organic brain damage; impulsiveness; sometimes mental illness.

Eyes

No eyes – asthenia.

The eyes are empty, without pupils and irises - asthenia, fears.

Eyes with a blackened iris - fears.

Eyes with eyelashes - a demonstrative manner of behavior, the importance of one’s opinion about oneself.

Eyes with drawn blood vessels – hypochondria, a neurotic state.

The shape of the eyes is distorted - a neurotic condition.

Big ears – interest in information, in some cases suspicion, anxiety.

Lack of ears - isolation, reluctance to come into contact with others, to hear other people's opinions.

The mouth is slightly open in combination with the tongue: without drawing the lips - greater speech activity, with drawing the lips - sensuality.

The mouth is open and blackened - ease of apprehension and fear, in some cases mistrust, anxiety.

Mouth with teeth or fangs - verbal aggression, in some cases defensive.

Head

An enlarged head is an assessment of the erudition of oneself and those around you.

The head is absent - impulsiveness, in some cases mental illness.

Two or more heads - conflicting desires, internal conflict.

The shape of the head is distorted - organic brain damage, in some cases mental illness.

Figure

A bunch of components and elements – powerful energy.

A small number of components and elements – energy saving, asthenia.

A figure consisting of sharp angles is aggressive. A circular figure means secrecy, isolation, closedness of one’s inner world.

It's been a while since you did any soul-searching with us. Therefore, we have found for you a simple one to implement, but very effective in terms of the results obtained. psychological test. Go through it - and such secrets of your “I” will be revealed to you that you will want to destroy all our servers out of harm’s way.

So, first of all, you have to run away and hit your head against the wall (preferably on the corner) as hard as you can. Now let's count the points. Stop! We're a little confused. This is a completely different test.

For today's test you will need a pencil and an A4 sheet of paper.

Got it?

Now draw an animal that definitely does not exist anywhere in the world, even in Australia and Pripyat.

The main condition: avoid ready-made templates, your animal must be absolutely unprecedented. You cannot draw either incredible characters already invented by someone else (Cheburashka), or those creatures that you have loved to draw since school (the five-armed sparrow). Draw an animal that is completely new to our world.

And don’t forget to call her by the same new name for this dimension.

Draw in silence, without witnesses.

Draw! What are you waiting for? For the purity of the experiment, you should not know any more details about this test. To make it easier for you to stop reading and start drawing, we'll fill the next couple of lines with some nonsense. Pew-pew-pew! Smoke-smoke! Woo-woo! Zhzhzhzhzhzh. Bloop-blup-blup! Let's draw already! Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Plop plop plop!

Projection spotlight

It's time to explain what you just did.

The psychodiagnostic test “Drawing of a non-existent animal” belongs to a very large group projective techniques(“Rorschach’s Spots”, for example, from the same opera). Perhaps you will feel some pride if you find out that the author of the “animal” test was not some Viennese psychoanalyst, but psychologist Maja Dukarevich, who developed this technique in the last century in the wilds of the Institute of Forensic Psychiatry. Serbian.

“The projective technique assumes that the features of your personality are projected onto everything you do, say or, as in this case, draw,” explains the consulting psychologist, self-attitude specialist, candidate psychological sciences Tatiana Sviridova.

When you draw without relying on ready-made templates(that’s what you did, right?), your personal characteristics begin to crawl out of you onto the paper and leave traces in every squiggle.

This is (very, very briefly) the theory.

Now, when we begin to analyze the drawing point by point, looking for your conscious and unconscious ideas about yourself in it, you will either agree (“Yes, that’s exactly who I am!”), or go into deep unconsciousness (“Bullshit!”). Both are indicators that the test is working. In the second case, rejection is the result of the work of defense mechanisms, since, while drawing, you tried to hide a lot from yourself. (Alas, nothing can be done: you are just a platypus raised by a human family.) This, of course, does not mean the infallibility of the technique. “Many factors can affect the result, from fatigue to the length and sharpness of the pencil.” Be that as it may, possible deviations are not critical and, in general, the test gives a fairly accurate indication of your personal characteristics.

Let's get started!

Position of the picture on the page

IN ideal world an ideal person, who accepts himself as he is, would draw his unknown little animal in the center along the midline of the sheet.

Congratulate yourself if you are just such an ideal individual.

“The closer the animal is to the top edge, the higher your self-esteem,” our consultant is quick to please you. Perhaps you really are that good, but it also shows dissatisfaction with your current situation. In addition, you lack the recognition of others, and, having climbed higher, you have betrayed your desire to please everyone (for this, you strive with all your might to meet the norms accepted in your circle).

If your drawing is located at the bottom, you are not too confident and indecisive. It looks like you've already accepted your fate. However, perhaps it’s all about ordinary fatigue or the handcuffs with which you are fastened to the radiator in this dark basement.

Whoever you choose as your totem is a reflection of how you see yourself in this world. Are you a bug or an elephant - draw your own conclusion.

If your specimen wears human clothing or is too anthropomorphic(at the same time, she doesn’t have to resemble a humanoid, just being upright is enough), then you, baby, are emotionally immature and infantile.

Our expert is almost one hundred percent sure that you, being a normal person, cannot draw the genitals of your beast(“This is typical only for young children who are not yet sufficiently aware of the norms”). Otherwise, you are not completely healthy, your control functions are weakened. Even a banal udder (image female breast) in your owl reveals your unhealthy fixation on sex.

Dimensions and proportions

Medium size drawing, looking harmonious on the page (it may be clumsy, but organically inscribed on the sheet), indicates a positive attitude towards the world and oneself.

Too big animal- narcissism. Alternatively, the hefty creature may appear as a personal defense mechanism. “Very large animals are most often drawn by preschoolers. Children invest their high self-esteem in drawings of huge animals,” explains Tatyana. Your gigantomania may also be caused by a reaction to recent stress.

Little critter at the bottom of the page- a sign of mental problems. This is unlikely to apply to you, but keep in mind: nanoanimals are usually drawn by schizophrenics and other people with an interesting brain structure. So that tiny winged booger* that Carlson once drew, alas, makes one look at his actions in a new light.

* Note Phacochoerus "a Funtik:
« A Very Lonely Rooster,” watercolor, 1955. Exhibited at the Stockholm Museum of Modern Art »

Quills, horns, shell - in general, everything that serves as protection for the animal can be replaced in the drawing simply by a careful outline drawn several times.

Therefore, immediately note for yourself: even if your creation at first glance is defenseless in front of the world, this is not at all true if some lines and protrusions are thicker than others.

The most important thing is which side of your animal the armor is on.

If the shell covers the animal from above, you protect yourself with it from those in relation to whom you are in a subordinate position. It could be the boss government agencies or just parents.

If the animal's bottom is closed, you are afraid of those whom you consider your equal, or those who are even weaker than you. That is, you fear for your authority.

Armor on the sides shows your readiness for self-defense in any life situation. “At the same time,” Tatyana emphasizes, “drawing the lines on the right indicates that you value your taste, preferences and beliefs very much and are ready to fight for them.” (By the way, although we disagree with your beliefs, we are ready to sign somewhere in a collective letter for your right to express them.)

Unfortunately, you can only give an explanation for why you drew something more thoroughly than anything else.

There can be any number of interpretations.

For example, in an animal, anxiety is localized in the legs. If you rely on the interpretation of the images of the collective unconscious, it turns out that you are not confident in yourself. But maybe you just walked a lot today. So we leave you alone to struggle with the interpretation of the riddle of why you tore through the paper while drawing a hump for a marsupial partridge.

Feet are another mirror of the soul. Drawn legs show self-confidence and thoughtful decisions. If the animal has no legs at all or they are very frail, this emphasizes the impulsiveness of the character of the artist and his frivolity. (NB! The powerful pedestal painted under the seemingly weak legs plays the role of the missing strong legs. After all, it is this pedestal that serves as a support for the figure.)

It is also important how the legs are connected to the body. As is this connection, so is your control over words and decisions. The legs are poorly or not at all attached to the body - you are not very careful about the accuracy of your words, you do not attach much importance to your own speeches. The legs are well attached to the body - your judgments are balanced and, at least for you, convincing.

Now study the shape of your legs. If both legs are the same (exactly repeated lines, size, bend), you are a conformist, and your creative solutions do not sparkle with novelty and invention. But if the lower limbs of your animal are different (one leg is raised for a kick, and your other animal is scratching the third), you are our person. You are independent in your judgments and generally have a creative nature. Hand, comrade!

If you drew a headless pendelpop, skip this step. But if your creation has any kind of face, you will have to analyze it.

Big head shows that the artist attaches special importance to erudition and, in general, to the rational principle both in himself and in those around him.

Prominent ears- a sign that it is important for you to know how others treat you. Plus, this is an indicator of your interest in the world, in the information that you draw from it.

Mouth. Open, and with a tongue, it screams about your talkativeness. The drawn lips convey sensuality (sorry if this sounds like a quote from an astrology manual). A toothy mouth is drawn by people prone to verbal aggression. Moreover, this aggression is often defensive in nature (you snap, scold everyone and everything). If the mouth in the picture is open, but neither the tongue, nor the teeth, nor the tari bird is visible there, there is an opinion that you are suspicious and always afraid of something.

Although the nose is a phallic symbol, in drawings of men it does not carry much additional information. But if you analyze a drawing of a girl in which the animal has a particularly long or overly drawn snout, feel free to assume that she is not sexually satisfied.

Eyes. An emphasis on the pupil (for example, strong shading) indicates that you are now in anxiety. You're clearly afraid of something. Did you draw eyelashes? Oh no no no! You attach too much importance to your appearance. It is generally not appropriate for men to draw eyelashes.

“This is the manipulation of other people’s feelings for one’s own purposes,” Ms. Sviridova translates the dark term into understandable language. Don't be so quick to gloat. Hysterical-demonstrative behavior is also found in men. We hope this is not your case, but if... In short, here's a gun - you know what to do with it. (A shot muffled by the door is heard, and then the sound of a falling body.)

Well, we've reached the top. Hair (mane, dreadlocks, bald patches) most often simply corresponds to the gender of the person drawing. Although in some cases a characteristic hairstyle may indicate sexual orientation. Horns and other piercing growths indicate aggression. But whether it serves as protection from others or as an attack on them, you yourself can say more precisely. A harmless feather or crest is interpreted as a desire to stand out.

Any non-functional, but purely decorative details that go beyond the boundaries of the drawn figure - such as lush feathers, tassels on tails and curls - indicate some unnatural behavior and a desire to attract attention.

We wouldn't be surprised if your car, tattooed on the back, has an airbrushed drawing of a tiger that was swallowed by a dragon.

The presence of seemingly extra, but still practical limbs(tentacles, spare legs, wings, proboscis) - an indicator that you want to cover (and maybe cover) many areas of activity at once. All these shoots are your many hobbies or simply your multi-tasking at work. Or it means the same thing, but with a minus sign: you often meddle in your own affairs, disturbing others with your know-it-all attitude.

The tail is what trails behind you. Your deeds, your intentions, your words. Here again the timeline will come in handy (if you go to the left, you will go back in time, etc.). Follow where the tail points. To the right - you have some important plans for the future, to the left - you are still remembering and analyzing past actions. To figure out whether your future or past deeds are causing positive or negative feelings, pay attention to whether your tail is pointing up or down. The tail sticks out - you are either proud of something you have done, or you are looking forward to future victories. A fallen tail means fear of the future and regret about the past.

Therefore, the direction (up and down) may simply be a momentary indicator of your potency. Nothing, nothing, this happens to every man.

In rare cases, an inquisitive eye will discover inanimate parts in the body of an animal(wheels, batteries, propellers, USB inputs). Such additions appear either from a great mind (the draftsman uses all his imagination, trying to invent a non-existent animal), or, conversely, from a damaged mind - in patients with schizophrenia.

No legs - you are not confident in yourself (see the meaning of the lower extremities). There are no hands or tentacles - you do not influence the world, but prefer to passively wait for something to happen.

If you carefully read the task and gave your non-existent animal an unprecedented name, and did not just call it, as usual, Vitaly Sergeevich, you will probably find among these options a name somewhat similar to yours.

Rational combination of two or more semantic parts: elephant, creeping horse, dog eater. Shows practicality, rational thinking, strict adherence to the assigned task, and the desire to comply with norms.

Pseudo-scientific name: Latinomenius, Eastern European burdock goat eater. It shows that you are proud of your erudition and erudition. And in general, you don’t consider yourself a fool.

A meaningless set of sounds: vomit, hivoramira, vomit. Characteristic of a frivolous person who does not think about the consequences of his actions. In addition, such a kulyuvlya may emphasize that for the person who came up with this name, the aesthetic element is more important than the rational one.

Funny name: chuchuchka, popencia. An indicator of your ironic and condescending attitude towards the pitiful people around you.

Repetitive sounds: flu-flu, viz-viz, zhum-zhum. Infantility. Sorry, but we didn't come up with this.

Title too long: zelofukiropoestoral, colibarnofurucase. Typical for someone who likes to fantasize and have their head in the clouds.

About one artist

Here's a taste of what our expert found out after taking a look at the fitness editor's drawing of the umbrella toadhorse.

The creature has no arms. And where they are expected is the mouth. It can be assumed that verbal contact is the main way of interacting with environment. An umbrella with needles - a person expects an attack, but with some provocations from the outside he is inclined to behave quite aggressively. Zhabokon is a name with a certain amount of irony. The attitude towards oneself is ambivalent. The toad is perhaps what is ironized by the person, and the horse is what she is proud of and what is more accepted by her.

Do you want the Luscher test online? Today is another psychological test in pictures. I adapted this test based on the Luscher color psychological test. Psychological express diagnostics of your emotional state.

Tests in pictures from a happiness psychologist.

This is not the first time I have posted on a blog about the psychology of happiness.

I adapt famous tests for psychological express diagnostics of character traits, personality types or moods.

Here is a selection of several tests in pictures (and more):

I am sure you have had enough fun taking part in these techniques and testing yourself according to these psychological tests.

Psychological test in pictures based on the Luscher technique

I adapted the technique for the blog format.

There are 8 cards in the picture below different color in random order.

Select 2 Luscher test color pictures.

Luscher test online from a happiness psychologist

Test instructions:

Select 2 colors sequentially by looking at the picture.

The first color is the one you really like at the moment.

The second color is the one you least like at the moment of testing.

Attention! Don't choose your favorite colors at all. The Luscher test online measures your emotional state right now! And it characterizes your psychological portrait for today.

Psychological interpretation of selected color-pictures of the Luscher test online:

Luscher picture test online gives interesting results for your psychological portrait- use his conclusions carefully and it is better to contact the psychologist - the author of this blog for support.

Luscher test online: deciphering the result of choosing a picture-color

Interesting tests in pictures - what distinguishes the blog of a happiness psychologist

BLUE COLOR.

You like. You strive for agreement, trust, understanding, sympathy. Now you are experiencing emotional comfort, calmness, softness, dreaminess. You are inclined to communicate with friends.

You do not like. You are restless. Perhaps a close relationship has recently broken down. You are lonely and upset.

GREEN COLOR.

You like. You are confident, even self-confident. Now is the peak of your strength and self-esteem. You are capable of many things and strive to seize power in communication. Get the upper hand over your interlocutors. Perhaps, on the contrary, you have taken up psychological defense.

: green is the color of money!

You do not like. You are frustrated by the lack of attention and respect from your partner. You are humiliated, offended, wounded and deprived of power. You have no strength left to resist.

RED COLOR.

You like. Now you are emotionally excited. The mood is high. You strive for achievement, success. You are advancing, perhaps putting too much pressure. You are assertive and sometimes aggressive.

You do not like. You are constantly irritated and overexcited. You are under deep stress. Sometimes you seem exhausted or even tired.

YELLOW.

You like. Optimism fills your soul and makes your heart beat faster. You are relaxed and full of dreams of success. You are ready for change, for complete release from relationships or obligations.

You do not like. You are disappointed to the point of despair. You are distrustful and suspicious. You are tossing around, your emotional state is unstable: sometimes a rise, sometimes a sharp decline.

PURPLE.

You like. You flirt left and right, trying to have at least some kind of sexual affair. You strive to be liked, supported or complimented. The mood is even, but not calm.

You do not like. You strive to be invisible and hide from unnecessary attention. Modesty, control of feelings and behavior are inherent in you right now.

BROWN COLOR.

You like. You are tired and yearning for rest and emotional stability. You are mentally tired and hungry for a supportive relationship. Underneath, you are afraid of something and do not feel safe. You need sensual satisfaction.

You do not like. You are like a taut string. You are denying all your emotional and physical needs. You run from weakness, limiting yourself in everything.

BLACK COLOR.

You like. Negativism, rejection, refusal of pleasure and aggression filled your entire mind and body. You are hostile and can explode with rage at any moment. You are close to destroying yourself or your relationship.

You do not like. Outwardly, you are calm and confident. However, you simply drove the aggression deep inside and switched to the rails of denial and self-flagellation.

GREY COLOUR.

You like. You are looking for a shoulder to lean on. You want to hide from everything superficial that is in your life, to find emotional peace and refuge. You mimic and disguise your true feelings under the guise of feigned indifference and indifference.

You do not like. You are more proactive than ever. You are completely included in the here-and-now situation. You are contacts, moderately cheerful and resourceful. You have a goal and you gain confident peace of mind in the future. It's like you've found a purpose.

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Details about the Luscher color test online

The Luscher Color Test is a psychological test based on color perception and is a powerful and unique means of studying a person’s personality.
PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOR
This method refers to the so-called psychology of color - a science that studies the relationship between color and the human psyche. Preference given to one color and rejection of another have a certain meaning: this choice accurately reflects the subject’s focus on a certain activity, his mood and emotional state. The Luscher test is based on this dependence.

Structure and Procedure of the Luscher Test

There are currently two versions of the test: short and full. Short version CTL is a set (table) of 8 colors: - gray (conventional number - 0), dark blue (1), blue-green (2), red-yellow (3), yellow-red (4), red-blue or purple (5), brown (6) and black (7).

The full version of the CTL - “Clinical Color Test” consists of 7 color tables:

1. “gray”
2. “8 colors”
3. “4 primary colors”
4. "blue"
5. "green"
6. "red"
7. " yellow color»
The general rules are:
blue – inner satisfaction,
red – self-confidence,
green – self-esteem,
yellow - inner freedom.
the remaining colors are “problematic”, symbolizing internal conflicts.

A clear preference for any color or a clear dislike for it indicates the presence of this quality in a person or its absence. M. Luscher’s color test has a very wide scope applications, but its most productive use is in areas such as:

• Medicine - assessment of the current neuropsychic status of the patient and the effectiveness of the psychotherapeutic intervention; diagnosis of the causes of neuropsychic ill-being;

• Management - selection of managers and specialists with high neuropsychic potential, development of recommendations for optimizing the manager’s style of activity, etc.;

• Armed forces - identification of persons prone to depressive states and affective reactions; selection of individuals with high psychological reliability; Professional sports - calculation of the intensity of loads, development of measures to achieve the optimal neuropsychic state of the athlete, forecast of successful performance in competitions, etc.

Negotiations in color

Tens of thousands of experiments with the Luscher color test on people of the most diverse levels of culture, almost all over the world, have shown that the influence of color exists everywhere and does not depend on race, gender and social status.

Write in the comments , which 2 colors you chose, which color of dough you like now and which color you don’t. How does this choice relate to today's events in your life?

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