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Card A
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Card 1
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Card 2
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Card 3
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Card 4
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Card 5
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Card 6
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Card 7
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Card 8
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Interpretive Factors
Sequence
Expected order: left to right, top to bottom
Deviations such as
Shifts in expected progression (Cards A and 1 are
left to right, card 2 is below card one, card 3 is next
to card 1)
Normal methodical sequenceAbnormal
Overly concerned with organization (e.g. measuring
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distance between figures, possibly obsessive
Indecisiveness
Excessive rigidity Covert feelings of inadequacy
Compulsive doubting
Irregularlack of control, possibly bipolar or impulse
control disorder Low frustration tolerance
High latent anxiety
Indecisiveness
Borderline ego control
Impulsiveness
Left to right organization possibly rebellious
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Position of first drawing
Normal is within upper third of page
Egocentricwithin 3 inch square of center of
paper
Abnormalwithin one inch of edge of paper
Shows orientation of individual to his/her world
Center of the page, especially enlarged
Narcissism
Egocentrism Passive oppositionalism
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Use of space
Space between drawings Excessive space
Immaturity
Acting out
Constricted space Passive
Withdrawn
Schizoid tendencies
Collision Running together or overlapping figures
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Broadest termsloss of control
Poor anticipatory planning
Difficulty with figure/ground relationships
Could be neurological (cortical dysfunction)
Impulsivity
Shift in position of the paperrotation of
paper
Latent or passive oppositional tendencies
Closure difficultydifficulty joining parts
Difficulty maintaining relationships
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Fearfulness in relationships
Emotional disturbance
Crossing difficultydifficulty crossing lines
in figures 6 and 7
Psychological blocking (preventing decisions)
Indecisiveness
Compulsive doubting
Phobias
Curvature Difficultyobvious change in
curves
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Emotional disturbance
Increased curvesemotionality
Decreasesrepression of emotions
Can indicate depression
Change in angulationsangle of part of
figure 15% or more from card
Problems with emotional control
Problems with impulse control
Associated with organic brain damage,particularly when more severe
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Perceptual rotationentire figure rotated
while card and paper are in standardpositions
Severedisturbance in ego functioning
Often in people who are psychotic
Sometimes oppositional
Clockwisecan indicate depression if mild
Counterclockwisecan indicate oppositional
tendencies if mild
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Retrogressionsubstitute more primitive
Gestalt form (dashes for dots)
Defense against traumafailure of ego
Some types of schizophrenia
Anxiety and poor defenses
Always indicates severe pathology in adults
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Simplification
Reduce involvement in an external task, reduce
energy expended
Often related to organic problems
Fragmentation
Unfinished or incomplete
Problems in abstract thinking or synthesizing
gestalts
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Overlapping Difficulty
Overlap when not in stimulus card
Failure to overlap
Usually associated with brain damage
Elaboration or Doodling
Impulse control
Intense anxiety
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Preservation
Marked difficulty in ego control
Redrawing Total Figure
Absence of adequate anticipatory planning Temporal brain damage
Also associated with obsessive behavior
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Case 1
Card A
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Card 1
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Card 1 Enhanced
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Card 2
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Card 3
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Card 4
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Card 5
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Card 6
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Card 6 Enhanced
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Card 7
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Card 8
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Case 2
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Case 2 Enhanced