A note on the "Tree and Trauma" interpretation in the HTP.
- 1 January 1953
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Consulting Psychology
- Vol. 17 (1) , 74-75
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0061000
Abstract
The assertion by Buck that the tree drawing in the HTP test can be used as an indicator of trauma in the past experiences of the subjects was formulated as an hypothesis and tested. 27 hospitalized paraplegic veterans were asked to "draw a tree." Only 7 of the drawings contained traumatic indicators. An analysis of these led the authors to conclude that " . . . the hypothesis may have some degree of validity in terms of a broad approximation of the time of injury but statements concerning more exact localization in time are not supported by our data." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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