Projective methodology "Family drawing"

One of the most popular in the arsenal of the school psychologist is the projective methodology "Family drawing". Its popularity is explained not only by the convenience of carrying out, but also by the speed. It is accessible to children, beginning with preschool age. With the help of this technique, it becomes possible to see the family through the eyes of the child, to see what kind of subjective assessment the baby gives her, what place she takes in herself. In addition, it reflects the difficulties and problems in the relationship in the family.

Procedure for conducting and briefing

In order for the "Family drawing" technique to be fully implemented, you need a white sheet of paper, a set of medium-soft colored pencils , an eraser. The child is given an instruction about the following sense: "(Name), draw a family." At the same time, one can not explain what is meant by this, since interference can distort the meaning of the text in the future. If the child asks again what it is to him to imagine, then you just need to instruct him a second time.

What to look for when doing a test

On average, the implementation of the instruction takes no more than 35 minutes. In this case, attention should be drawn to pauses, the sequence of painted details, erasure, comments of the baby, emotional reactions to the drawing. After the drawing is ready, questions are asked, like: "Who's there painted?", "Where are the characters and what are they doing?", "Who is the happiest of them?" and others.

Interpretation

The "Family Drawing" method in its interpretation is divided into three main parts: analysis of the family structure, interpretation of graphic features and analysis of the actual drawing process itself.

Family structure analysis

Extreme options are considered if drawn only by subjects not related to the family, and if at all there are no people. In the event that the composition of the family is distorted, Then this may indicate a conflict, discontent with the situation. In addition, children forget to draw those relatives who are less important to them emotionally. If there are strangers, this may be a signal that there is a psychological unmet need.

Location of family members

The "Family drawing" technique can also show what kind of relationship is in the family. The cohesion of the family, the occupation of all the characters by the general type of activity, speaks of psychological well-being. If the figure has opposite characteristics, then this may indicate a low level of emotional attachments. If one of the members is separated, then this may indicate a negative attitude towards it, sometimes it can be an indirect sign of a threat.

Analysis of drawn shapes

The technique "kinetic figure of the family" can tell about the emotional attitude to each member. To do this, the number of parts, decorations and what colors are used to draw the figure are estimated. A good attitude is accompanied by the presence of a large number of details, decoration. Schematic, incompleteness can indicate a negative attitude, aggressive motivation in his address. Sometimes children themselves draw values equal to the parent. It can talk about the egocentricity of a child, about the competition for parental love. If the toddler feels the needlessness of himself, his insignificance, then this is reflected in the drawings, where he is much smaller than the other members of the family.