Papa reports to his psychological evaluation “in a pleasant mood, saying hello and smiling,” writes the clinician. The boy is asked to make some art. He loves to draw, setting about the task with great energy. Yet his renderings are described as “impulsively” made, “sketchy,” and “poorly drawn with gross distortions.” One of Papa’s drawings is of a person, the therapist writes, “with disproportioned facial features, outstretched wing like arms, with limbs that are uneven in length and thickness. The large head is resting on the torso without a neck.” The person’s mouth is open, and decorated
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