HOUSE-TREE-PERSON

(HTP)

Name: ________________________________Age: _________ Sex: _________ Date: ______

A. House
1. How many stories does the house have?
2. What is the house made of?
3. Is it your own house? Whose house is it?
4. Whose house were you thinking of when you were drawing?
5. Would you like to own that house yourself?
6. If you did own the house and could do whatever you like with it…
a. Which room would you take as your own and why?

b. Who would you like to live with you in that house?

7. As you look at the house, does it seem to be close or far-away?
8. As you look at the house, do you get the impression that it is above, below or about the same
level with you?

9. What else?
10. Is that a happy or friendly sort of house?
11. What is it about the house that gives such an impression?
12. Are most houses that way?
13. What is the weather like in the picture?
14. Whom does the house make you think of?
15. What does the house need most?
16. If this were a person instead of a house, who might it be?

B. Tree
1. What kind of tree is it?
2. Where is the tree actually located?
3. If the subject says the tree is alive…
a. What is there in the tree that makes it alive?
b. Is any part of the tree dead? What part?
c. What do you think caused its death?
 d. How long has it been dead?
4. If the subject says the tree is dead…
a. What do you think caused its death?
b. How long has it been dead?
5. What does the tree look more like to you: a man or a woman?
6. What is there about the tree that gives you the impression?
7. If that were a person instead of a tree, which way would it be facing?
8. Is the tree by itself or in a group of trees?
9. As you look at the tree, do you get the impression that it is above, below or in your level?
10. What is the weather like in the picture?
11. In what direction is it blowing?
12. What sort of wind is it?
13. What does the tree make you think of, or maybe remind you of?
14. What else?
15. Is it a healthy tree?
16. What is there about the tree that gives that impression?
17. Is it a strong tree?
18. Whom does the tree remind you of?
19. What does the tree need most?
20. If this were a person instead of a tree, who might it be? Why?

C. Person
1. Is that a man or a woman?
2. How old is he/she?
3. Who is he/she?
4. is he/she a relative, friend or what?
5. Who were you thinking of while drawing?
6. What is he/she doing?
7. What is he/she thinking about?
8. How does he/she feel?
9. What does the drawing remind you of?
10. What else?
11. Is the person well?
12. What is it about him/her that gives you the impression that he/she is well?
13. Is that a happy person?
14. What is it about him/her that gives you the impression that he/she is happy?
15. Are most people that way? Why?
16. Do you think you would like that person?
17. What is the weather like in this picture
18. What does the person remind you of?
19. What does the person need most?
20. What kind of clothing does this person have on?