Abstract: | Agrees with R. W. Motta et al's (see record 1994-04005-001) conclusion that there is little evidence that human figure drawings (HFDs) have any predictive validity or definitive clinical use in personality and intellectual assessment. Use of the HFD as a personality assessment tool is reviewed in the empirical literature. It is concluded that the only defensible ways that HFDs can be used involve hypothesis generating and testing under behavioral or cognitive-behavioral perspectives. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |