ABSTRACT
The subject’s degree of attentiveness from one part of the projective test to the other or from one test to another, the change in terms of details, pencil strokes and, of course, any omissions or elaborations, are all of potential major interpretive significance. The house drawing, regardless of the age of the subject, reflects interpersonal relationships, maturation, or movement toward adulthood as seen in the final realization of a three-dimensional house in a mature adult. The academically advanced subject may be uncritical when reproducing the Bender but becomes resistant with a more intimidating projective measure like the House-Tree-Person Test. Houses that take up the majority of the page are typical of children and immature or neurologically impaired adolescents and adults. Individuals of all ages may draw a roof tiling or dividing lines in the roof area. Chimneys drawn on houses are important indicators of the impulse control capabilities in children and adults.
