Children's projective drawings from a neuropsychological perspective.
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Title
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Children's projective drawings from a neuropsychological perspective.
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Identifier
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AAI3325408
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identifier
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3325408
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Creator
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Wolfson, Virginia Marie.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Hilary T. Gomes
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Date
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2008
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Cognitive | Psychology, Developmental
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Abstract
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Family and Peer drawings were obtained from 88 children (boys = 59) between the ages of 7 to 9 years, 11 months as part of a comprehensive neuropsychological battery. Many participants in this parent/teacher referred sample evidenced language/reading impairments and behavioral disturbances such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder were common.;A series of graphic features including use if color, number of family and friends depicted and overall organization of the drawings were examined and their association with developmental, cognitive, graphomotor or behavioral variables were determined. Several of the analyses reached significance most notably: boys using few colors to complete their Peer drawings received higher CBCL parental rating of Anxiety/Depression; realistic use of color was most highly associated with the sex and age of the drawer; the depiction of few friends was associated with social problems as measured by the SSRS; and disorganization of figure placement was highly indicative of CBCL ratings for internalizing and externalizing behaviors.;General conclusions were derived from the specific findings. A narrow focus on developmental, cognitive or projective orientations do not adequately explain a child's depiction of internal representations of family and friends. Drawing is a complex task with the depiction of various graphic elements differentially associated with sex, age, cognitive and graphomotor ability as well behavioral and adaptive functioning. Additionally, simply because a given graphic feature rarely occurs, such as the omission of a maternal figure, does not necessarily indicate the presence of psychopathology.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
