Hand Test characteristics of severely behavior handicapped children.
The Hand Test was administered to 98 severely behavior handicapped (SBH) children and a matched control group of public school children. The withdrawal score and associated variables, indicative of severe psychopathology, differentiated the two groups. In addition, a qualitative analysis of the SBH protocols tentatively suggested a preponderance of four behavioral types that could be described as the underproductive, perseverative, psychotic and impulsive child. Implications of these findings are discussed.
University of Akron.
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Wagner
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Marsico
D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011386:Projective Techniques; D011594:Psychometrics; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*