Get to know children's personality from new angles 

This lesson offers you valuable information on various body parts and their meaning. You will learn, in a user-friendly and practical way, about all the tools required for understanding children's character from different aspects, getting to know their emotional, social and cognitive difficulties.

These tools are based on profound psychological study and practical experience we have gained over the years. Using these tools, after viewing this lesson, will give you the ability to analyze children's human figure drawings and understand who they really are – emotionally, socially and cognitively.

Human figure drawings reveal various exciting aspects of a child's personality, such as dominance, aggressiveness, shyness, and dependency. Interestingly, these drawings also indicate various physiological issues, such as motor difficulty, asthma, etc.

Lesson Content

In this lesson you will learn about:

The golden rules for quality diagnosis

Various reservations regarding the interpretation of human figure drawings, essential for quality assessment, such as:

• How to avoid mistaken personality conclusions by cross-referencing various indicators in children's drawings
• Precautions you should take when interpreting the meanings of omitted body parts 

The meanings of human body parts in drawings

In the main part of this lesson you will learn in detail the psychological meaning of most human body parts. Getting familiar with the emotional meanings will enable you to identify difficulties in children's lives and discover how they perceive themselves in their social environment.

Eventually, you will be able to understand the psychological meanings of the following body parts: legs, arms, hands and fingers, the bellybutton, neck, shoulders, mouth and teeth, eyes, eyelashes and eyebrows, nose, ears, hair and sexual organs. 

The valuable insights you will gain about the meanings of body parts will enable you to answer further questions, such as: 

• How can I learn about children's self-image and self-confidence from their drawings?
• Does the child understand the boundaries set for him and the social behavior codes in his environment?
• Does the child perceive the world as a safe place? Can he trust others?
• Does the child feel he can express himself freely?
• What's the child's perception of his social status?
• Do his drawings indicate he has ADHD?

Unique aspects of Human Figure Drawings

In addition to the various body parts in human figure drawings, there are general issues that are essential for you to address in order to ensure quality assessment:

• Faces drawn with no contours
• Faulty connections between body parts
• Profile drawing 
• Figures drawn in various positions
• Overemphasis and omission of certain body parts

 
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