Kinetic-House-Tree-Person Drawings (K-H-T-P) : An Interpretative Manual

by Burns, Robert C.

• ISBN13: 9780876304488
• ISBN10: 087630448X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1987-04-01
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Louise Bates Ames
Preface	xvii
The House-Tree-Person (H-T-P) and The Kinetic-House-Tree-Person (K-H-T-P) Drawings: Visual Metaphors and Clinical Usage	3	(50)
History of Projective Drawings	3	(1)
Development of the Kinetic Family Drawing (K-F-D) and Kinetic School Drawing (K-S-D)	4	(1)
The Kinetic-House-Tree-Person (K-H-T-P) Drawing	5	(1)
Some Clinical Cases Showing Advantages of K-H-T-P over H-T-P	6	(2)
Rebecca: Rape, Falling Fruit Syndrome	8	(1)
Rebecca's H-T-P Drawings	9	(1)
Rebecca's K-H-T-P	10	(1)
Anita: Death Wishes Subsequent to Death of Husband	11	(1)
Anita's H-T-P Drawings	12	(1)
Anita's K-H-T-P	13	(1)
Helen: Chronic Depressive Reaction to Mother's Suicide	14	(1)
Helen's H-T-P Drawings	15	(1)
Helen's K-H-T-P	16	(1)
Peggy: Chronic Anxiety with Mother's Attempt to Kill Her	17	(1)
Peggy's H-T-P Drawings	18	(1)
Peggy's K-H-T-P	19	(1)
Anne: Death Wishes Associated with Daughter's Suicide	20	(1)
Anne's H-T-P Drawings	21	(1)
Anne's K-H-T-P	22	(1)
Patty: Woman Obsessed with Success	23	(1)
Patty's H-T-P Drawings	24	(1)
Patty's K-H-T-P	25	(1)
Ron: Burned-Out Combat Veteran	26	(1)
Ron's H-T-P Drawings	27	(1)
Ron's K-H-T-P	28	(1)
Mark: Street Kid	29	(1)
Mark's H-T-P Drawings	30	(1)
Mark's K-H-T-P	31	(1)
Ed: Street Person	32	(1)
Ed's H-T-P Drawings	33	(1)
Ed's K-H-T-P	34	(1)
Steve: Street Kid Leaving Streets	35	(1)
Steve's H-T-P Drawings	36	(1)
Steve's K-H-T-P	37	(1)
Dottie: Alcoholic Hedonist	38	(1)
Dottie's H-T-P Drawings	39	(1)
Dottie's K-H-T-P	40	(1)
Schuyler: Rich Kid on Drugs Expecting to Inherit Money	41	(1)
Schuyler's H-T-P Drawings	42	(1)
Schuyler's K-H-T-P	43	(1)
Jane: Disappointed in Life. Hopeless Feelings	44	(1)
Jane's H-T-P Drawings	45	(1)
Jane's K-H-T-P	46	(1)
Tony: Man Fixated upon the Past	47	(1)
Tony's H-T-P Drawings	48	(1)
Tony's K-H-T-P	49	(1)
Ralph: Genius Never Grown Up	50	(1)
Ralph's H-T-P Drawings	51	(1)
Ralph's K-H-T-P	52	(1)
A Developmental Model for Interpreting the Kinetic-House-Tree-Person Drawing	53	(36)
Maslow's Modified Model Applied to Projective Drawings	53	(1)
Maslow's Model Applied to K-H-T-P	54	(1)
Developmental Levels in the Drawing of the House	55	(1)
Charlie's Level 1 Drawing - Approacher	56	(2)
Sam's Level 1 Drawing - Avoider	58	(5)
Betty's Level 2 Drawing - Approacher	63	(1)
Charleen's Level 2 Drawing - Avoider	63	(1)
David's Level 3 Drawing - Approacher	63	(5)
Jenny's Level 3 Drawing - Avoider	68	(4)
Laura's Level 4 Drawing	72	(2)
Marilyn's Level 5 Drawing	74	(2)
Developmental Levels in the Drawing of the Tree	76	(7)
Developmental Levels in the Drawing of the Person	83	(6)
Attachments, Distances, Order and Sizes of Figures in Kinetic-House-Tree-Person Drawings	89	(14)
Attachments	89	(1)
Attachments to House and Tree and Person	90	(2)
Attachment of Tree to House	92	(2)
Healthy Non-Attachment	94	(2)
Attachment to Past, Mother's Suicide	96	(2)
Non-Attachment to Past, Striving for Independence	98	(2)
Scoring for Attachments	100	(1)
Attachments	100	(1)
Scoring for Figures Other Than Self	100	(1)
Scoring for Additional Figures	101	(1)
Order of Figures in the K-H-T-P	101	(2)
Actions in Kinetic-House-Tree-Person Drawings	103	(28)
Actions with House Drawings	103	(1)
Actions with Tree Drawings	104	(1)
Animal in Tree	104	(1)
Birds in Tree	1p5	(3)
Tree Blown and Bent Toward House	108	(2)
Branches Flowing Downward	110	(2)
Branches Flowing Upward	112	(2)
Branches Reaching Outward	114	(2)
Branches Flowing in a Circular Way	116	(2)
Branches and Foliage Profuse on House Side of Tree	118	(2)
Branches and Foliage Profuse on Side Away from House	120	(2)
Fruit Tree: Fruit Falling	122	(2)
Fruit Falling, Rotting: Depression and ``Rotten Fellings'' Associated with ``Falling from Grace''	124	(1)
Tree Growing Atop House	124	(2)
Person in Tree	126	(2)
Actions with Person in K-H-T-P	128	(1)
Common Actions of Person in K-H-T-P	128	(1)
Recipient of Actions by Person in K-H-T-P	129	(2)
Styles in Kinetic-House-Tree-Person Drawings	131	(24)
Styles Seen in the Whole K-H-T-P	131	(2)
Some Styles in Drawing of Trees	133	(6)
Some Styles in Drawing of Houses	139	(5)
Symbols in Kinetic-House-Tree-Person Drawings
Interpreting Symbols at Levels Related to Maslow's Needs or Levels of Consciousness	144	(4)
Symbols for Whole K-H-T-P	148	(7)
Clinical Usage of Kinetic-House-Tree-Person Drawings in Individual and Family Therapy: Case Studies	155	(22)
Rachael: Bright Woman Stunted by Rivalry with Sisters	156	(2)
Rob: Haunted Combat Veteran	158	(2)
Charlene: In Love with Two Men	160	(2)
John: Workaholic Seeking ``Success''	162	(2)
Marcy: Fixation at Age Six	164	(2)
Bill: Ex-alcoholic's Dependency on Wife	166	(2)
Ivan: Pruning the Past	168	(2)
Ralph: Eternal College Student, Burned Out	170	(4)
Mary Anne: Cancerous Growth in Teenager, Hysteria	174	(3)
Conclusion	177	(4)
Appendix: General and Individual Characteristics of the House-Tree-Person	181	(24)
Additional Readings	205	(2)
References	207	(4)
Index	211