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INTRODUCTION

TO GRAPHOLOGY


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Etymology

Grapho to write

Logos study

Graphology Handwriting Analysis;method of determining ones behavior

based ones handwriting. In this study,depression is being determined by

graphology.


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The TRUTH

Appearances can bedeceiving but Handwriting

Never LIES..- Michelle

Dresbold (2006)


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What can you say about this

handwriting sample?


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How about with this one?


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This one?


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Which one of these writers is

more nurturing?

A

B


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Which one of these writers is

more nurturing?

A

B

A gentlewoman who

dedicated her

life to nurturing

and healing the

poorest of the

poor

Mother Teresa

A murderer anda Torturer

Heinrich Himmler


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Which one of the writers tends to

be inconsistent?

A

B


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Which one would be more fun at the

party? Who is the life of the party?


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Your Own Writing Sample

Write a letter to yourself of at least two

paragraphs. The verbal content of yourmessage is unimportant, so just relaxand write in usual style (CURSIVE

form).


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WHAT IS GRAPHOLOGY or

Handwriting Analysis?

It is a MODERN Form of PSYCHOLOGY

that identifies personality traits andHuman Character through Handwriting.

- Bart Baggett (2004)


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Two Types of Approaches

1. Trait Strokes- Individual ingredient of the

handwriting.

2. Gestalt- the whole picture


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Frequently Asked Questions

(FAQ)

Q: What does Handwriting REVEAL?

A: Handwriting reveals the truepersonality, including emotional outlay,fears, honesty, defenses, and over 100other individual Personality Traits.


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FAQ

Q: What CAN you NOT tell from ahandwriting sample?

A: AgeRace

Gender

ReligionNationality

Future

Writing Hand


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FAQ

Q: How does handwriting revealpersonality?

A: Handwriting is often referred to asBRAIN WRITING. Research scientistsin the field of neuroscience have

categorized neuromuscular movementtendencies as they are correlated withspecific observable personality traits.


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FAQ

Q: How accurate is HandwritingAnalysis?

A: It is only as accurate as the analyst isskilled. Most professionals claim to be85 95% accurate.


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Who uses Handwriting

Analysis?

A: FBI, CIA and Mossad (Israels

intelligence agency) use it to builddetailed psychological profiles of someof the worlds most dangerousindividuals.


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Who uses Handwriting

Analysis?

A: Anyone who is interested in gaining a

better understanding of himself andothers or making a positive change inhis own life.


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Who uses HA?

Individuals for self-improvement, to

gain understanding of themselves, andoften incorporate aspects of grapho-therapy to change bad habits.


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Who uses HA?

Single people to aid in the selection of

compatible partners.

Couples to improve currentrelationships through better

understanding and communication.


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Who uses HA?

Business for selecting applicants,

determining good business partners,etc....

Psychologists and counselors for

personality evaluation and therapy


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Who uses HA?

Teachers for understanding their

students better in order to planappropriate teaching strategies.

Psychologists and counselors for

personality evaluation and therapy


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FAQ

Q: What about people who print?

A: People who print have put up a barrierto keep the world from getting to knowthem.

* They do not easily express their

innermost feelings.


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People who print

Take longer to experience intimacy. Tend to have a strong external protective

mental shell that is often seen asconfidence. Mostly, men prefer to write in PRINT


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FAQ

Q: Why does my handwriting change allthe time?

A: Certain strokes represent emotions andmoods.

As your feelings and moods change from

minute to minute, those correspondingparticular strokes will change.

However, the basic character-defining

traits will remain the same.


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The BEGINNING

* Edgar Allan Poe a greatAmerican Poet, employed the term

Autographery


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Brief Background

*2nd century

- China (Calligraphers)

*99 A.D.

- Rome (Suetonius Tranquilius)


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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


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Brief Background

1979 most graphology books

were placed in psychological

selection categories in the

Dewey Decimal Classification

at the Library of Congress, USA


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Brief Background

1989 the US Dept. of laborchanged category of

Graphology fromEntertainment toMiscellaneousprofessional


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TOOLS NEEDED IN

GRAPHOLOGY

PenRuler

Paper (8x11)Magnifying galssProtractor


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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


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Preparing a Specimen

Put the signature (normallyused) below

At the back of the sheet or inanother sheet, write othersignatures used

Content should be not less than3 paragraphs


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Topic Outline

ZonesSlants

Spaces

Margins

Garlands

Loops

Individual Letters


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Zones

Upper Zone

Lower Zone

Middle Zone


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Normal balance between the

Zones

Flexible and adaptableCan Handle thoughts and feelings well

Has no hesitancy to accomplish anygiven taskWell-balanced physical drives.

Has the ability to control his impulse.


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Upper Zones


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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


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Overly EXTENDED Upper Zone


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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


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Middle Zones


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Middle Zones

Correlates with middle part of thebody.

It represents your social &practical needs.

About living in the here and now.

How you communicate withothers in your day-to-dayrelationships


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STRONGLY Developed Middle

Zone


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STRONGLY Developed Middle

Zone

Overly concerned forhimself and his own daily

activities.Tends to make great issues

on trivial things.

Confinement in a self-centered world.

MZ i DWARFED b UZ d


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MZ is DWARFED by UZ and

LZ

MZ i DWARFED b UZ d


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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 itsproblems. With a good form quality, such a

writer is usually creative (If the MZ is

very small, but both of the otherzones are extended and the baselineis firm but flexible).


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Lower Zones


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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.


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Dominant Lower Zone


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Dominant Lower Zone

Dominated by powerfulunconscious forces relating tosurvival needs, materialism and

reproductive imperatives.

Restless and needs constant

variety and change (much of histime is spent trying to satisfy hisenormous appetites for money, sexand variety.


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Retraced LZ


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Retraced LZ

Repression of earlychildhood traumas andsexual feelings.

Blocking so much

responsiveness that closerelationships with the writerare so difficult.


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Things to ponder

In school, it is recommendedthat teachers practice theirstudents to write a balance inthe three zones to avoidpossible production of

individuals who arebraggarts, immature, greedyand have little control over

temptations.


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Things to ponder

Guidance Counselors whonoticed a student for having animbalanced writing in the threezones, and confirmed significantconcerns in the latters behavior

might take into consideration tomake use of grapho-therapytogether with their preferredcounseling philosophy.


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Things to ponder

In a company, HR experts maytake into consideration to clearlycheck and evaluate the balance

in the three zones, and togetherwith the other personality tests,HR experts may be able to hire

competent employeesdepending on the companys

needs.


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Slants


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Graphology Indicators


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Graphology Indicators

extreme

irregular


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Slants

Refers to the directions of theletter slope

Generally indicates the degree of

emotional responsiveness of a

person towards his environment.

Also shows Personality Types

(Introversion, Extraversion and

Ambiversion)


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Slants

any stroke ending to the right sideof 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.


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Right Slanted


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Right Slanted

Normal handwriting is considered tobe slightly right-slanted whichindicates a persons being normally

sensitive and emotionally healthy, butwith moderate responses.

The more right-slanted thehandwriting becomes, the moreemotionally responsive a person

becomes.


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Left Slanted


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Left Slanted

Leftslant indicates howemotionally withdrawn a person

tends to become.

The more left-slanted the

handwriting becomes, the more

emotionally withdrawn a person

becomes.


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Vertical Slanted


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Vertical Slanted

Head over heart emotionalattitude.

Open to experiences but

cautious and controlled.

Can easily regain emotionalcontrol once lost.

Attractive and a LeadershipPotential


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Varying


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Varying

Unsettled and inconsistentMoody

Emotional nature is erratic, you

never know how he will reactNervous

Undisciplined

ExcitableLacking in judgment or common

sense.


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Things to ponder

In school, teachers maycheck their students writing

slants, and try to observethe effect of these on thestudents behavior,

specifically on socialorientation and emotionalresponsiveness.


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Things to ponder

If the teacher notices a studentto be extremely right or leftslanted, he may assist the

latter to eventually change hiswriting into vertical slant orslightly slanted to the right to

prevent the production ofindividuals who are extremelyreactive and/or withdrawn.


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Things to ponder

In a company, if graphology isused in hiring employees, it isalways practical to consider the

job description of theprospective employees.

If the company needs someone

who is sociable, sympatheticand compassionate, the HRexpert might want to hire aslightly right-slanted writer.


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Things to ponder

If the company needs someonewho has a head over heartemotional attitude, and is open

to experiences but cautious andcontrolled, then the HR expertmight want to hire a vertical-

slanted writer.


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Things to ponder

However, if the company needssomeone who still manages tobe charming in social situations

while remaining emotionallyaloof, then the HR expert mightwant to hire a slightly left-

slanted writer.


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Margin

Narrow left margin Widening right margin


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Spacing

Spacing between the Lines

Spacing between the Words

Spacing between the Letters


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Spacing between the LINES

S S


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Kurdsen (1971) uttered thatspacing between the lines is

recognized as the picture of

the Writers MIND dependent

upon his temporary state.

S i b h LINES


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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 andhow one wants to be clearly

understood when communicating

with other people.

A Li S i


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Average Line Spacing

A Li S i


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Average Line Spacing

Able to think clearly andlogically.

Indicates harmoniousand flexible relationship

with other people.

N Li S i


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Narrow Line Spacing

N Li S i


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Narrow Line Spacing

Impulsiveness (rushing ahead tooquickly without thinking ahead).

Genuinely conscious of the need to

use his resources very carefully.

As the line spacing becomesnarrower, the more the writer

becomes impulsive, stingy, andlacking of ability for abstractthinking and objectivity.

Wid Li S i


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Wide Line Spacing

Wid Li S i


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Wide Line Spacing

Moderately wide line spacingindicates order and system, analyticalmind, capacity for clear presentationof complicated data, and goodmanners.

However, the wider the line spacingbecomes, the more the tendency an

individual becomes Pedant (inflexibleand/or rigid), aloof, afraid of makinglogical mistakes, incoherent and

indecisive.

S i b t WORDS


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Spacing between WORDS

Amend & Ruiz (1980) stressedthat spaces between words

indicate ones desire to be

perceived in terms of mingling

with other people.

S ll E S


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Small Even Spaces

S ll E S


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Small Even Spaces

Active

Reasonable

Self-confident with goodbalance and the capacity to be

a good homemaker.

Indicates extroversion

Wid E S


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Wide Even Spaces

Wid E S


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Wide Even Spaces

Interest in literatureFond of music and poetry

Indicates introversion withdeep feeling.

Firmly-rooted convictions

CautiousSometimes indecisive

Spacing bet een LETTERS


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Spacing between LETTERS

Amend & Ruiz (1980) stressedthat spaces between lettersindicate ones personal desirein terms of mingling with otherpeople.

Sheila Lowe (2007) utteredthat spaces between lettersindicate the freedom the writer

allows himself internally

Average Spaces


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Average Spaces

Well-balanced relationshipwith other people.

Flexibility in social

gatherings.

Ability to maintain close

Crowded close to each other


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Crowded close to each other

CautiousIntroverted

Sometimes consciousand anxious

Expansive letters


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Expansive letters

OutgoingExtroverted

Loves to have funSociable

Things to ponder


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Things to ponder

In school, it is recommendedthat teachers check theirstudents writing spaces

(line, words and letters).Helping their studentsmaintain average spaces

may assist them to achievemore peaceful classroomenvironment.

Things to ponder


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Things to ponder

In a company, its isrecommended that HR expertscheck their applicants spaces. If

they notice the inconsistenciesin the writers spaces, they may

create questions before the final

interview about theconsistencies between hisvalues, thinking and behavior.


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THANK YOUVERY MUCH

[email protected]


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* HELPING traits* NOT HELPING traits

* BOTH Helping and Not Helping

traits

Interactive Traits Directory


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Interactive Traits Directory

Researches in Graphology


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APA Guidelines For Educational andPsychological Testing

American Psychological AssociationAPA: 1974.

Barrow, N K and Scott, R HValidation of a personnel Selection

System to meet EEOC Guidelines.Journal Of Handwriting Psychology1984, 1 (1), 15 - 17



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Sassoon, R. - Children's Handwriting AsAn 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 ResourcesManagement.

South Western Publications, Cincinnati,

OH: 1991.

References


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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)

References


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