Drawing is not just a creative process that develops fine motor skills, imagination, and more. With the help of paints or pencils, a person transfers his emotions and experiences to paper. Drawing as a test is actively used in psychology when working with children, since children, due to their small vocabulary, cannot explain their position or mood in words. Do you want to understand what the child feels and how he lives? Ask to draw something.
While drawing, note the sequence in which the child uses different colors, the force of pressure on the pencil / brush, the general state of the child at the table (relaxed or tense back and arms, whether facial expressions change, etc.).
The use of predominantly dark tones: black, dark purple, dark blue indicates a depressed mood, a high level of anxiety and tension. Pay attention to the purity of the image. The frequent use of a simple pencil and an eraser (a child draws, then erases, again draws and erases, or all the time crosses out what he has drawn) is an indicator of self-doubt and fear of being criticized.
Poisonous colors and sharp contrast can indicate the presence of latent aggression and internal conflict (rejection of oneself or a specific life situation). A pale color scheme, on the contrary, shows that the child is led and too dependent on someone.
in an adequate combination without the predominance of any color, the conformity of the pattern to reality (clouds - blue, sun - yellow, etc.) are considered a sign of a favorable emotional state. The presence of one or two fantasy elements (an unusual tree or house, human wings, etc.) should also not alarm you. However, the abundance of “fabulous” moments may indicate a child's isolation from real life and his desire to get away from problems.
A common drawing test is a test that allows you to assess the level of psychological comfort in the house. Pay attention to the role that the child assigns to himself in this drawing.
The main character has no legs, the image of parents apart from themselves is characteristic of the feeling of loss. The child does not feel loved and needed. An image of a wide-open mouth or too long crooked hands (fingers) in one of the parents may indicate domestic violence: screaming, swearing, fighting.
As a rule, children focus on their fear using large sizes. For example, a wild animal is hanging over a child in the picture, or one of the parents is unnaturally large. This speaks of suppression and psychological aggression directed at the child.
In addition to the analytical function, drawing serves as a therapy. For example, the same fear can be destroyed: first, draw everything that worries, and then invite the child to tear the drawing, conquering the fear.
You can overcome fears together with an adult. The child draws his fear or resentment, and the adult draws on what can overcome evil, accompanying the drawing with folklore (fairy tale).
