Психографический тест: конструктивный рисунок человека из геометрических форм

Constructive projective test named Geometric Human Figure Drawing Test™ (Test of Geometrical Forms Preference™; TiGeR™, Libin et al., 1986–2006) is the first original Russian standardized projective technique. The test's main task is to consecutively draw three human figures, limiting the number of preferred elements to 10 in each drawing, a forth geometric picture of a human figure using person-defined numbers of elements, and a fifth geometric drawing of a human face, again following the instruction to use only 10 elements in total. Combining constructive drawings of human figure with individual preference of three basic geometrical forms, TiGeR™ brings together qualitative (projective) and quantitative (statistical) approaches based on the use of drawings in clinical diagnosis and therapy, monitoring of medical recovery and rehabilitation, developmental studies, and neuropsychological and personality assessments. This unique diagnostic system expands the usefulness of the projective drawing technique by providing standardized assessment of cognitive functioning, emotional mood, and personality states resulting from psychosocial situations. TiGeR™ is widely used since 1986 among thousands of clinicallyand personality-oriented practitioners to monitor cognitive deterioration and emotional disturbance in clinical populations with mental health problems (e.g., in schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, Alzheimer's, and patients with chronic depression and anxiety), and persons with physical disabilities (e.g., spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, Parkinson's disease,), and chronic illness (e.g., cardiovascular malfunction and cancer). TiGeR™ can also be used to analyze individual expressive styles in children and adults in the general population.

TiGeR™ was tested on various clinical and healthy populations of differing age and gender, professional and socio-economic groups, and cultural status. Interpretation of the TiGeR™ parameters is a result of experimental and applied research involving analysis of more than 30,000 geometrical-human-flgure-drawings obtained from more than 5,000 male and female children and adults aged from 4 to 97 years. The results of psychometric internal and external validity based on nomothetic, aggregate methodology, are well integrated in a unified assessment framework together with in-depth examination of clinical cases analyzed via ideographic methodology. More than 200 drawing syndromes are defined through psychomotor, emotional, cognitive and behavioral signs. Each sign is referenced to its original source thus mapping out relevant neuropsychological or social factors.

As an express-diagnostic method, TiGeR™ drawings are highly sensitive to occurrence of emotional changes triggered by internal, psychophysiological states, or external events such as difficult family or other interpersonal situations, posttraumatic symptoms or presence of psychopathology in its early development. As a therapeutic method, geometric constructive drawings reduce tension associated with any testing situations, and psychosocial or medical intervention. The complete test takes only 10 to 20 minutes to perform which also makes it very useful as the icebreaking technique during clinical sessions or a tune-in procedure during administration of a lengthy battery of assessments.

TiGeR™ Instruction

Drawing 1. Draw a human figure using only following geometrical shapes: triangles, squares, and circles:

You have to use 10 elements in total. Each of the geometrical shapes has to be used in your drawing at least once. You can change the size of the geometrical shapes as you wish. After completion of the first drawing, please, write below your drawing the following information: (1) full name, (2) age, (3) gender, and (4) date of the study.

Now proceed to the Drawing 2.

Drawing 2. Draw a new picture of the human figure using the same geometrical shapes triangles, circles and squares using 10 elements in total, and without looking at the previous drawing or trying to recollect it. You have to use each geometrical shape at least once. You can change the size of the geometrical shapes as you wish.Please, proceed to the next drawing.

Drawing 3. Draw a new picture of the human figure using the same geometrical shapes using 10 elements in total, and without looking at the previous drawing. Please, proceed to the next drawing.

Drawing 4. Draw a new picture of the human figure using the same geometrical shapes – triangles, circles and squares. You may use as many elements for your fourth drawing as you wish. You have to use each geometrical shape at least once. You can change the size of the geometrical shapes as you wish. Please, proceed to the next drawing.