Description
The House-Tree-Person (H-T-P), developed by John N. Buck, is one of the most distinguished and widely used protectives. The H-T-P is popular not only because it yields abundant clinical information, but also because it saves time and is easy to use. The subject simply produces three drawings–of a house, a tree, and a person. Then he or she is allowed to describe, define, and interpret these drawings. Because drawing can reduce tension in testing situations, the H-T-P is often administered as the first in a battery of psychodiagnostic tests. It is an ideal way to assess personality in individuals who are culturally different, educationally deprived, developmentally disabled, or non- English-speaking. H-T-P drawings are highly sensitive to the presence of psychopathology early in its development.
