No: 29 / CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY AND PROJECTIVE DRAWING TESTS

  • CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY AND PROJECTIVE DRAWING TESTS

    Gülnur Takış, Funda Akkapulu
    Summary :

    Epilepsy is one of the most chronic disease in childhood. Children suffering from epilepsy may suffer mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. The purpose of the study is to examine psychic functioning of the children with epilepsy through projective drawing tests and compare their drawings with their peers who do not have epilepsy diagnosis. "Draw a Person Test" and "Draw a Tree Test" were used in the study. The two groups showed significant differences in terms of drawing quality, hair drawing and nose drawing. The results are discussed under the light of psychoanalytical literature.

    Keywords : Childhood Epilepsy, Projective Drawing Tests