Question:
Has anyone had to draw pictures?

During my psych eval I had to draw a picture of a house, a tree, a male and a female, each on a seperate sheet of paper. The receptionist who gave it to me to do, when asked, said she wasn't sure why I had to do it or what it had to do with the eval. Has anyone else had to do this? Does anyone know why, or what they are trying to get from it?    — Kate B. (posted on December 12, 2002)

December 12, 2002
This is a standard form of projective testing in which the psychologist draws conclusions about how you perceive the world, your intellectual development, etc. Every psychologist has their own form of assessment. Don't worry about it...
   — merri B.

December 12, 2002
I was told to draw a man, a woman and a "happy family scene" on three separate pieces. I am no artist, so they weren't much above stick people....and in my final report he wrote that my view of the male was normal and the female slightly on the thin side, revealing my unrealistic view of woman and my ability to reach goal...BS....I just can't draw!! I mean if I had drawn a big blimp with cake all around her, then I would worry, but good lord.
   — Paula Prichard

December 12, 2002
Yes I have and it is a bunch of sh##. It is an idiototic game they play and it is up to interpitation as to what it really means. It's the same with the ink blots. It's all very foolish. You have to play "their game". Put on a happy face and pretend. So much of phychology is superstition and bull. These pictures are some of it. I know many people will disagree with me and that's fine. But they have'nt been put through all the sh## I've had to go through. I've seen a whole different side to this stuff. Hope the dingbats did'nt find a reason to disqualify you because they interpeted you drawing to mean you are unhappy, anxious, or any other of the many so called problems they love to invent. Sorry. I just hate the pcychological profession and their "money games".
   — Danmark