Representational images, projective drawings and the House-Tree-Person (HTP) task

2019 ◽  
pp. 30-42
Author(s):  
Robert P. Gray
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1953 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-318
Author(s):  
Irene R. Pierce
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Dramatherapy ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Landy

In this article, the author revisits an earlier paper published in 1995, “The Dramatic World View: Reflections on the Roles Taken and Played by Young Children,” which surveyed the ways and means that children acquire and play out roles in their early development. The paper was based on Landy's role theory in dramatherapy and on the observation of his two young children from eight months to four years old. The author adds his reflections upon his children twelve years later based on his observation of their projective drawings and stories. These observations lead to a discussion of role-taking and role-playing processes in the continuing development of individuals from childhood through adolescence. Throughout the article, the author examines the continuity and change of roles as manifested in the developing child's expressive activities.


2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rama Ronen ◽  
Wendy Packman ◽  
Nigel P. Field ◽  
Betty Davies ◽  
Robin Kramer ◽  
...  

This article presents findings from a study on the impact of a child's death on parents. We explored the prominence and adaptiveness of parents' continuing bonds expressions, psychological adjustment, and grief reactions. A qualitative case study methodology was used to describe six cases. Participants were classified into two groups based on scores on the Inventory of Complicated Grief. Commonalities in themes on the Continuing Bonds Interview and projective drawings were assessed. Those in the Non-Complicated Grief Group reported internalization of positive qualities and identification with the deceased child as a role model, whereas participants in the Complicated Grief Group did not report these experiences. In addition, the drawings of those in the Non-Complicated Grief Group were evaluated as more adaptive than those in the Complicated Grief Group.


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