InnerCanvas

Sample Report - Example Only

Kinetic House-Tree-Person (K-H-T-P)

This example shows the structure and evidence limits of a complete InnerCanvas report. It is not an assessment of the viewer.

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Example drawing: Kinetic House-Tree-Person (K-H-T-P)
Product-created example drawing. No real user's content is shown.

Observation before interpretation

What is visibly present

  • The house, tree, and person appear together in one scene.
  • The person's visible action is directed toward an object near the house.
  • Line density and detail differ across the three required elements.

Possible reflections

  • Visible action adds a narrative choice to the HTP composition and can invite the artist to describe what is happening.
  • Adult scoring research found only small correlations with symptom questionnaires, so the drawing cannot classify anxiety, depression, or personality.

Questions worth exploring

  1. What is the person doing in this scene?
  2. How are the house and tree involved in the action?
  3. What would happen next?

Research and methodology

Evidence strength: limited and context-dependent

Limitations

  • The principal adult scoring study used university students in Taiwan.
  • Reported questionnaire correlations were small.
  • No symptom, diagnosis, or stable-trait inference is produced.

Sources

  1. The Development of a Scoring System for the Kinetic House-Tree-Person Drawing Test2011DOI
  2. The Scientific Status of Projective Techniques2000DOI
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