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The Bender‐Gestalt as a method of personality assessment with adolescents
Author(s) -
Belter Ronald W.,
McIntosh Julia A.,
Finch A. J.,
Williams Lee D.,
Edwards Garry L.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198905)45:3<414::aid-jclp2270450310>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - psychology , normative , psychopathology , mentally retarded , developmental psychology , personality , clinical psychology , gestalt psychology , neuroscience , social psychology , perception , philosophy , epistemology
Normative data are presented for two Bender‐Gestalt scoring systems with a sample of “normal” controls (n = 150), emotionally disturbed ( n = 140), and mentally retarded/neurologically impaired (MR/NI) adolescents ( n = 47), aged 12 to 17 years. The results failed to support the use of Hutt's (1985) Psychopathology Scale and Adolescent Configuration in differentiating the “normal” and emotionally disturbed groups, but did support their use in differentiating the MR/NI group from the other two. The Hutt scores also were found to be related inversely to age and IQ. By contrast, the Koppitz scores differentiated the three groups from each other and were not related significantly to IQ. The results supported limited use of Koppitz's (1975) Emotional Indicators as a “sign” approach to brief screening for emotional disturbance in adolescents.