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

D.A.P.A. DESCRIPTIVE ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC ARTWORK - S.
HACKING AND D. M. FOREMAN © 1999.
RATING GUIDE
The pictures must be rated for the presence of 15 elements on 6 scales: colour, intensity,
line, space, emotional tone and form.
A 5 column x 4 row grid drawn on acetate lies over the picture dividing it
into 20 squares whatever the size of the paper. Borderlines done by the
painter are ignored. This is laid according to the intended ‘right way up’
of the picture. The rating is done on the rating sheet which corresponds to
the grid. Each scale in each division offers a choice which is marked off
by the rater. Colour rating forces a present/absent in that square decision
on each of 9 colours; the other scales use gradations of high/medium/low.
A total of 300 decisions are required to rate one picture. However, time
for picture rating typically varies from 5-15m.
Each of the 20 scoring squares on the rating sheet contains 5 rows of boxes. Rows are
identified left. Colour; Intensity; Line; Space; Emotional Tone. Example below. To score
a box use diagonal line corner to corner.
Each rating square scores the same grid square on the picture. If a picture square is unused,
cross the whole rating square completely through.
COLOUR
R Y O P G B N W K
INTENSITY H N L
PAINTED H
LINE
V N
1 2 3 4 5
DRAWN LINE H
N
V
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