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Computerized Psychological Test System for Art Therapy  

Jeon, In-Ho (광운대학교 전자공학과)
Kim, Song-I (광운대학교 전자공학과)
Kim, Ki-Hyun (LG 전자 모바일 사업부)
Lim, Eun-Ji (삼성 DMC)
Kim, Young-Ok (광운대학교 전자공학과)
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a computerized psychological test system for art therapy. The proposed system with the computerized devices can measure various information, such as colors, characters of lines, pen pressure, size of objects, position of objects, and so on, from the drawn pictures by the child. The measured information can be analyzed to extract more meaningful information about the child and to provide more effective remedial information for art therapy. Art therapy essentially has a potential drawback that the results of test can be influenced by therapist's subjectivity. The results can be different from the method of gathering information, the method of analysis, the interpretation of analyzed data, and even the therapist's academic backgrounds. Therefore, in this paper, we focus on what information needs to be measured and how to measure the data from drawn pictures and propose a computerized psychological test system for art therapy. The proposed system can measure and analyze various information from the drawn picture by the child. Since the proposed system can provide valuable psychological information of child in the form of quantitative data, it can be exploited as a new method for art therapy.
Keywords
Art therapy; Psychological test; Computer application;
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