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The psychopathology of everyday art: a quantitative Study - World ...

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Table 2: Summary table <strong>of</strong> expected characteristics from the literature.<br />

Positivity <strong>of</strong><br />

Emotional<br />

Tone<br />

Colours by<br />

hue<br />

Intensity<br />

by strength<br />

high-low<br />

Drawn line by<br />

thickness<br />

PREDICTIONS<br />

1. All patients v Controls<br />

2. Difference to other patients<br />

3. Prediction <strong>of</strong> order<br />

1. More negative<br />

2. Schizophrenics and depressives negative> all<br />

patients<br />

3. Negativity: Schizophrenics>brain<br />

damage/disorder>other disorders><br />

personality disorder>control.<br />

Depressives mixed (most -ve) (some +ve)<br />

1. Less and darker colours; more red and black<br />

p<strong>art</strong>icularly, possibly brown, green, blue.<br />

2. Schizophrenics and depressives: red, black><br />

other patients; Schizophrenics and<br />

depressives 1 : No. colours< other patients.<br />

3. Black/brown: Depression>schizophrenia><br />

other groups> stress disorder>control;<br />

Yellow control>patients<br />

1 Depressives may be variable<br />

1. Darker colours, lower intensity<br />

2. Schizophrenics and depressives brain<br />

injury<br />

Empty Space 1. More<br />

2. Brain damage/disorder > schizophrenics<br />

3. Brain damage/disorder> depressed/<br />

schizophrenia >other patients> controls<br />

Largest most<br />

dominant<br />

Form<br />

1. Less form in total<br />

2. Depression

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