Definition
This test, also known as the HTP test, measures the person’s psychological and emotional functioning. The house reflects the person’s experience of their immediate social world. The tree is a more direct expression of the person’s emotional and psychological sense of self. The person is a more direct reflection of the person’s sense of self.
Introduction
The House-Tree-Person Projective Drawing Test (HTP) can be administered to children, adolescents, and adults, ages 3 and up. The primary purpose of the HTP is to measure aspects of a person’s personality through interpretation of drawings and responses to questions. It provides clinically useful information about a person’s psychological, emotional, and mental health status. It can be used as part of a diagnostic battery and in treatment planning. The test can also be used to assess brain damage and general mental functioning. The quantitative measure of intelligence for the House-Tree-Person has been shown to highly...
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Becker-Weidman, A. (2017). House-Tree-Person Projective Drawing Test. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_38-1
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