title: Bender-Gestalt signs as indicants of anxiety, withdrawal, and acting-out behaviors in adolescents.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of the Bender-Gestalt Test as a measure of acting-out, withdrawal, and anxiety tendencies in adolescents. A heterogeneous group of 40 emotionally disturbed adolescents was administered the Bender-Gestalt Test. Behavior ratings on the Devereux Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale were also obtained for each subject. Although several individual Acting-Out signs were found to be related to specific behavior ratings, the most notable findings were the significant correlations between total Bender-Gestalt Acting-Out signs and Poor Emotional Control and Inability to Delay. Bender-Gestalt Withdrawal and Anxiety signs were not found to be related significantly to specific behavior ratings.
mesh_terms: D000184:Acting Out; D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001538:Bender-Gestalt Test; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology