INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHOLOGY

Etymology
to write Logos study
Grapho

Graphology Handwriting Analysis; method of determining ones behavior based ones handwriting. In this study, depression is being determined by graphology.

The TRUTH
Appearances

can be deceiving but Handwriting Never LIES.. - Michelle Dresbold (2006)

What can you say about this handwriting sample?

How about with this one?

This one?

Which one of these writers is more nurturing?

Which one of these writers is more nurturing?

A
Mother Teresa
A murderer and a Torturer

A gentle woman who dedicated her life to nurturing and healing the poorest of the poor

Heinrich Himmler

Which one of the writers tends to be inconsistent?

Which one would be more fun at the party? Who is the life of the party?

Your Own Writing Sample

Write a letter to yourself of at least two paragraphs. The verbal content of your message is unimportant, so just relax and write in usual style (CURSIVE form).

WHAT IS GRAPHOLOGY or Handwriting Analysis?

It is a MODERN Form of PSYCHOLOGY that identifies personality traits and Human Character through Handwriting. - Bart Baggett (2004)

Two Types of Approaches

1. Trait Strokes - Individual ingredient of the handwriting.
2. Gestalt - the whole picture

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: What does Handwriting REVEAL?
A: Handwriting reveals the true personality, including emotional outlay, fears, honesty, defenses, and over 100 other individual Personality Traits.

FAQ
Q: What CAN you NOT tell from a handwriting sample? A: Age
Race Gender

Religion
Nationality Future

Writing Hand

FAQ
Q: How does handwriting reveal personality? A: Handwriting is often referred to as BRAIN WRITING. Research scientists in the field of neuroscience have categorized neuromuscular movement tendencies as they are correlated with specific observable personality traits.

FAQ
Q: How accurate is Handwriting Analysis? A: It is only as accurate as the analyst is skilled. Most professionals claim to be 85 95% accurate.

Who uses Handwriting Analysis?

A: FBI, CIA and Mossad (Israels intelligence agency) use it to build detailed psychological profiles of some of the worlds most dangerous individuals.

Who uses Handwriting Analysis?

A: Anyone who is interested in gaining a better understanding of himself and others or making a positive change in his own life.

Who uses HA?

Individuals for self-improvement, to gain understanding of themselves, and often incorporate aspects of graphotherapy to change bad habits.

Who uses HA?

Single people to aid in the selection of compatible partners. Couples to improve current relationships through better understanding and communication.

Who uses HA?

Business for selecting applicants, determining good business partners, etc.... Psychologists and counselors for personality evaluation and therapy

Who uses HA?

Teachers for understanding their students better in order to plan appropriate teaching strategies. Psychologists and counselors for personality evaluation and therapy

FAQ
Q: What about people who print?
A: People who print have put up a barrier to keep the world from getting to know them. * They do not easily express their innermost feelings.

People who print

Take longer to experience intimacy. Tend to have a strong external protective mental shell that is often seen as confidence. Mostly, men prefer to write in PRINT

FAQ
Q: Why does my handwriting change all the time? A: Certain strokes represent emotions and moods. As your feelings and moods change from minute to minute, those corresponding particular strokes will change. However, the basic character-defining traits will remain the same.

The BEGINNING
* Edgar

Allan Poe a great

employed the term

American Poet,

Autographery

Brief Background

*2nd century - China (Calligraphers) *99 A.D. - Rome (Suetonius Tranquilius)

Brief Background

1662 Camillo Baldi

First book on the subject was written.

1871 Abbe Jean Hippolyte Michon

Published two more books and coined the term GRAPHOLOGY

Brief Background

1979 most graphology books were placed in psychological selection categories in the Dewey Decimal Classification at the Library of Congress, USA

Brief Background

1989 the US Dept. of labor changed category of Graphology from Entertainment to Miscellaneous professional

TOOLS NEEDED IN GRAPHOLOGY Pen Ruler Paper (8x11) Magnifying galss Protractor

HOW TO PREPARE A HANDWRITING SPECIMEN Use the prescribed tools

Take note: sex of the writer handedness frequency of writing number of signatures used mood of the writer

Preparing a Specimen
Content should be not less than 3 paragraphs Put the signature (normally used) below
At the back of the sheet or in another sheet, write other signatures used

Topic Outline
Zones

Slants
Spaces Margins Garlands Loops

Individual Letters

Zones
Upper Zone

Middle Zone

Lower Zone

Normal balance between the Zones

Flexible and adaptable Can Handle thoughts and feelings well Has no hesitancy to accomplish any given task Well-balanced physical drives. Has the ability to control his impulse.

Upper Zones

Upper Zones
Correlates

with the head It represents your ideas, dreams, and thinking processes. What goes on in your head?
You THINK You FANTASIZE You HOPE You IMAGINE

Overly EXTENDED Upper Zone

Very small Upper Zone

Lacks creativity and imagination His importance is placed instead upon practical considerations Good Script self-reliant, realistic and flexible Poor Script greed, materialism and sensuality

Middle Zones

Middle Zones
Correlates

with middle part of the

body. It represents your social & practical needs. About living in the here and now. How you communicate with others in your day-to-day relationships

STRONGLY Developed Middle Zone

STRONGLY Developed Middle Zone Overly concerned for himself and his own daily activities. Tends to make great issues on trivial things. Confinement in a selfcentered world.

MZ is DWARFED by UZ and LZ

MZ is DWARFED by UZ and LZ
Underrate

himself and suffer from inferiority feelings. Finds little joy in daily life and prefers not to cope with its problems.

With a good form quality, such a writer is usually creative (If the MZ is very small, but both of the other zones are extended and the baseline is firm but flexible).

Lower Zones

Lower Zones
Correlates

with lower part of the body. What goes on with your lower body?
You WALK You RUN You DANCE You MAKE LOVE

It

represents your physical, material, sexual needs, urges and appetites.

Dominant Lower Zone

Dominant Lower Zone

Dominated

by powerful unconscious forces relating to survival needs, materialism and reproductive imperatives. and needs constant variety and change (much of his time is spent trying to satisfy his enormous appetites for money, sex and variety.

Restless

Retraced LZ

Retraced LZ
Repression

of early childhood traumas and sexual feelings. so much responsiveness that close relationships with the writer are so difficult.

Blocking

Things to ponder
In

school, it is recommended that teachers practice their students to write a balance in the three zones to avoid possible production of individuals who are braggarts, immature, greedy and have little control over temptations.

Things to ponder
Guidance

Counselors who noticed a student for having an imbalanced writing in the three zones, and confirmed significant concerns in the latters behavior might take into consideration to make use of grapho-therapy together with their preferred counseling philosophy.

Things to ponder
In

a company, HR experts may take into consideration to clearly check and evaluate the balance in the three zones, and together with the other personality tests, HR experts may be able to hire competent employees depending on the companys needs.

Slants

Graphology Indicators

irregular

extreme

Slants
Refers

to the directions of the letter slope Generally indicates the degree of emotional responsiveness of a person towards his environment. Also shows Personality Types (Introversion, Extraversion and Ambiversion)

Slants
any

stroke ending to the right side of the page symbolizes a movement toward other people or the future. Any stroke ending to the left symbolizes a tendency to be withdrawn or to move into the past.

Right Slanted

Right Slanted
Normal

handwriting is considered to be slightly right-slanted which indicates a persons being normally sensitive and emotionally healthy, but with moderate responses.

The

more right-slanted the handwriting becomes, the more emotionally responsive a person becomes.

Left Slanted

Left Slanted
Left

slant indicates how emotionally withdrawn a person tends to become. more left-slanted the handwriting becomes, the more emotionally withdrawn a person becomes.

The

Vertical Slanted

Vertical Slanted
Head

over heart emotional attitude. Open to experiences but cautious and controlled. Can easily regain emotional control once lost. Attractive and a Leadership Potential

Varying

Varying
Unsettled

and inconsistent

Moody
Emotional

nature is erratic, you never know how he will react Nervous Undisciplined Excitable Lacking in judgment or common sense.

Things to ponder
In

school, teachers may check their students writing slants, and try to observe the effect of these on the students behavior, specifically on social orientation and emotional responsiveness.

Things to ponder
If

the teacher notices a student to be extremely right or left slanted, he may assist the latter to eventually change his writing into vertical slant or slightly slanted to the right to prevent the production of individuals who are extremely reactive and/or withdrawn.

Things to ponder
In

a company, if graphology is used in hiring employees, it is always practical to consider the job description of the prospective employees. If the company needs someone who is sociable, sympathetic and compassionate, the HR expert might want to hire a slightly right-slanted writer.

Things to ponder
If

the company needs someone who has a head over heart emotional attitude, and is open to experiences but cautious and controlled, then the HR expert might want to hire a verticalslanted writer.

Things to ponder
However,

if the company needs someone who still manages to be charming in social situations while remaining emotionally aloof, then the HR expert might want to hire a slightly leftslanted writer.

Margin

Narrow left margin

Widening right margin

Spacing
Spacing

between the Lines Spacing between the Words Spacing between the Letters

Spacing between the LINES

Spacing between the LINES

Kurdsen

(1971) uttered that spacing between the lines is recognized as the picture of the Writers MIND dependent upon his temporary state.

Spacing between the LINES

Amend

& Ruiz (1980) stressed that spacing between lines represents how much one wishes to interact with his environment. Lowe (2007) emphasized that it is an indication of self-control and how one wants to be clearly understood when communicating with other people.

Average Line Spacing

Average Line Spacing

Able

to think clearly and logically. Indicates harmonious and flexible relationship with other people.

Narrow Line Spacing

Narrow Line Spacing

Impulsiveness

(rushing ahead too quickly without thinking ahead). Genuinely conscious of the need to use his resources very carefully. As the line spacing becomes narrower, the more the writer becomes impulsive, stingy, and lacking of ability for abstract thinking and objectivity.

Wide Line Spacing

Wide Line Spacing

Moderately wide line spacing indicates order and system, analytical mind, capacity for clear presentation of complicated data, and good manners. However, the wider the line spacing becomes, the more the tendency an individual becomes Pedant (inflexible and/or rigid), aloof, afraid of making logical mistakes, incoherent and indecisive.

Spacing between WORDS

Amend

& Ruiz (1980) stressed that spaces between words indicate ones desire to be perceived in terms of mingling with other people.

Small Even Spaces

Small Even Spaces

Active Reasonable Self-confident

with good balance and the capacity to be a good homemaker. Indicates extroversion

Wide Even Spaces

Wide Even Spaces

Interest

in literature Fond of music and poetry Indicates introversion with deep feeling. Firmly-rooted convictions Cautious Sometimes indecisive

Spacing between LETTERS

Amend

& Ruiz (1980) stressed that spaces between letters indicate ones personal desire in terms of mingling with other people. Sheila Lowe (2007) uttered that spaces between letters indicate the freedom the writer allows himself internally.

Average Spaces

Well-balanced

relationship with other people. Flexibility in social gatherings. Ability to maintain close

Crowded close to each other

Cautious

Introverted Sometimes

conscious and anxious

Expansive letters

Outgoing Extroverted Loves to have Sociable

fun

Things to ponder
In

school, it is recommended that teachers check their students writing spaces (line, words and letters). Helping their students maintain average spaces may assist them to achieve more peaceful classroom environment.

Things to ponder
In

a company, its is recommended that HR experts check their applicants spaces. If they notice the inconsistencies in the writers spaces, they may create questions before the final interview about the consistencies between his values, thinking and behavior.

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* HELPING traits * NOT HELPING traits * BOTH Helping and Not Helping traits

Interactive Traits Directory

Researches in Graphology

APA Guidelines For Educational and Psychological Testing American Psychological Association APA: 1974. Barrow, N K and Scott, R H Validation of a personnel Selection System to meet EEOC Guidelines. Journal Of Handwriting Psychology 1984, 1 (1), 15 - 17

Researches in Graphology

Sassoon, R. - Children's Handwriting As An Indicator of Stress; International Journal of Psychology; V0027 N3-4, p 440, Jun-Aug 1992. Schmitt, J, Neal, J & Klimoski, R: Research Method's in Human Resources Management. South Western Publications, Cincinnati, OH: 1991.

References
Amend, K. & Ruiz, M. (1980) Baggett, B. (2004) Baggett, B. (2007) Bradley, N. (2005) Dresbold, M. (2006) Kurdsen, N. (1971) Lowe, S. (2007) Handwriting University International (HUI) Handwriting Analyst International (HAI) Ocampa Handwriting Analysis (OHA)

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