title: Human figure drawings of sex offenders.
abstract: The D-A-P was administered to 60 male sex offenders from a correctional institution. The drawings of the inmates, taken as a whole, seemed to be indicative of narcissism, assertion, sex disturbance, aggression, and anxiety. Significant differences in the drawings of rapists, child molesters, and incest offenders were found. The following D-A-P aspects appeared to be prominent in the drawings of the Ss, in descending order: reinforcement, long nose, large head, legs wide apart, too much hair, waistline emphasis, slash mouth, long feet, pointy fingers, distorted heads, and opposite sex drawn first.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D001828:Body Image; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007179:Incest; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009289:Narcissism; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011386:Projective Techniques; D011902:Rape; D012742:Sex Offenses