Clinical Application of Projective Drawings

by Emanuel F. Hammer

Edited by Emanuel F. Hammer, New York University, New York, New York. (With 14 Contributors) On its way to becoming the classic in the field of projective drawings, this book provides a grounding in fundamentals and goes on to consider differential diagnosis, appraisal of psychodynamics, conflict and defense, psychological resources as treatment potentials and projective drawing usage in therapy. In addition to Buck's HTP Techniques and Machover's DrawAPerson Test, it also includes the DrawAFamily Procedure, Harrower's Unpleasant Concept Test, Kinget's Drawing Completion Test, The DrawAPersonInTheRain Test which elicits clues to the selfconcept under conditions of environmental stress, the DrawAnAnimal Concept used to disclose the biological side of the biosocial coin, the Eight Card Redrawing Test which delves into the deepest layers of the subject's psychosexual identification, and free doodles.

688 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1980

About the author

Emanuel F. Hammer was an American psychologist and author who studied connections between creativity and criminality via projective tests and art therapy. He founded the Institute for Projective Drawings and served as director of Lincoln Institute of Psychotherapy in New York City. He published 15 books and was a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

Hammer served as an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University, a Diplomate in clinical psychology American Board of Professional Psychology and member at the National Association for Psychoanalysis. His early work explored drawing by subjects, especially house-tree-person tests. He also studied sex offenders and hypnosis.

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