‘House Tree Man’ Quiz
The Tree-House-Person test, also known as the Tree-House-Person test, began with John Buck’s ‘Tree Drawing Test’. John Buck invented this method in 1948. The test subjects only need to draw a house, a tree and a person on three pieces of white paper to complete the test.
In this test, subjects need to draw a house, a tree and a person, and then are asked to explain the drawing, including the details, color, size, location, etc. of the drawing. During the interpretation process, psychologists will analyze the psychological characteristics of the subject based on different aspects of the painting, such as:
- House: The size, color, location, etc. of the house can reflect the subject’s attitude and needs for family, security, privacy, etc.
- Tree: The shape, branches, leaves, etc. of the tree can reflect the subject’s growth experience, personal traits, self-expression, etc.
- People: The shape, expression, position, etc. of the characters can reflect the subject’s self-image, emotional state, interpersonal relationships, etc.
It should be noted that this test is not a scientific assessment tool, but a heuristic method that requires psychologists to analyze and interpret based on clinical experience and professional knowledge. Therefore, the test results should be regarded as a preliminary reference rather than a final conclusion.
AI requests to fight
Let AI draw a house, a tree and a person on a piece of white paper. The following is the AI drawing.
Realistic style (is this called realism?):
Cyberpunk:
low poly：
Ukiyo-e
Vaporwave Art
Cartoon painting (??? very cartoony and very common)
Watercolor painting
Oil painting (???)
Two-dimensional (???)
Ancient style
Interpretation of results
There are no fixed standard results for the Freudian ‘house, tree, person’ test, because different psychologists may interpret the subjects’ drawings based on their own theories and experiences. However, in general, analysis and interpretation can be carried out based on some characteristics of the painting and the subject’s interpretation.
Here are some possible results:
- House: Drawing a large and safe house may indicate that the subject has a higher need for home, security and privacy. Drawings of small and fragile houses may indicate that the subject feels insecure or unable to meet basic survival needs. Drawings of strangely shaped houses may indicate that the subject feels unfulfilled by conventional social expectations and may have some unconventional personality traits.
- Tree: Drawing a lush and growing tree may indicate that the subject has a positive growth mindset, self-confidence and upward motivation. Drawings of skinny, leafless trees may indicate that the subject feels his or her growth has been suppressed or stunted. Drawings of twisted, oddly shaped trees may indicate that the subject has some unique and difficult-to-understand personality traits.
- People: Drawing oneself or one’s friends may indicate that the subject attaches more importance to the relationship between himself and the people around him. Drawing lonely, shy, and fearful characters may indicate that the subject has some problems with interpersonal relationships and needs more attention and support. Drawing a picture of a person they would like to be like may indicate that the subject has clear personal goals and ideals.
It should be noted that these analyzes are for reference only and cannot be used as a basis for diagnosis or treatment. If you have mental health problems, it is recommended to seek professional psychological counseling and treatment.
Detailed analysis
Position analysis of the picture of house, tree and people on the white paper:
- Centered: The subject has strong self-awareness and is self-centered;
- Left: The subject is nostalgic for the past;
- To the right: The subject is looking forward to the future;
- Top: The subject likes fantasy;
- Lower: The subject pays attention to reality and is more concerned about safety;
- Drawn in the corner: The subject may have a pathological disease.
House analysis:
Houses are places where people grow, project their inner sense of security, and express their desire to belong. The image of a house generally represents the painter’s home or ideal home, as well as the physical and spiritual home.
- Drawing buildings: higher IQ;
- The house is painted like a temple: two extremes, either talent or weird behavioral expressions;
- Emphasis on the ground: lack of security;
- The tiles are painted very carefully: pursuing details and perfection;
- Painting stairs on the side of the house: you want to avoid indirect sexual contact;
- If a chimney is drawn, the upward straight smoke implies that the subject needs a punching bag, and the upward smoke represents the subject’s inner pressure;
- Most people draw smoke to the right. If they draw smoke to the left, they may be prone to schizophrenia.
Parsing of trees
Trees symbolize emotions and project people’s experience of the environment.
- Single-line tree: The subject is depressed. If fallen leaves are drawn in addition to the single-line tree, the subject is likely to have suicidal tendencies within 10 days;
- Young leaves: The subject is eager or is starting over;
- The tree trunk is painted black or the tree roots are in the shape of an eagle’s claw: the subject has a strong sense of potential attack;
- Willow: Male subjects are more feminine; female subjects are more perfectionistic;
- Women draw pine trees: they pursue maturity and are more masculine;
- Birch tree: subjects are more sensitive;
- Draw a tree scar: The subject has suffered psychological trauma, and the approximate age of the trauma can be determined based on the location of the tree scar on the tree trunk;
- Painting fruits: Childish innocence is still there or there is regressive behavior;
- A tree on a high mountain: The subject may have sexual problems or an Oedipal complex.
Analysis of people
The person projects the subject’s self-image and personality integrity.
- Symbolized person: The subject is dissembling and has a strong ability to lie;
- Head: The larger the head is, the younger the subject’s mental age is. Generally, after the age of 12, you should not have a big head and a small body, otherwise you may have intellectual problems;
- Ears: Children who do not draw ears may have a rebellious mentality and do not want their parents to be wordy; subjects who draw big ears may be more sensitive if the drawings are not cartoon images;
- Nose: People who draw button noses may have intellectual problems; adults who draw a bridge of nose express sexual concern;
- Teeth: The subject is emotionally and verbally aggressive;
- Eyes: People with overly large eyes are more sensitive, suspicious, and paranoid; people with eyelashes are overly concerned with beauty; people with unpainted pupils tend to avoid interpersonal interactions;
- Hands: Most people only draw shapes, and those who draw fingers pay too much attention to details; hands represent control over the environment, and the farther they are stretched out, the stronger the control, but it is generally below 90 degrees; subjects who put their hands behind in the paintings generally Have passive-aggressive behavior and, if a child, may often cover up their wrongdoings;
- Feet: represents a person’s mobility. The more they are spread apart, the stronger the mobility; on the contrary, they are more reserved and not good at interacting with others;
- Hair: Subjects whose hair is drawn upright are more aggressive;
- Clothes: Those who draw pockets and buttons pay more attention to details; those who pay great attention to symmetry have a tendency to have obsessive-compulsive disorder;
- Naked person: The subject has a conduct disorder or exhibitionism;
- Drawing of internal organs: Subject has schizophrenic tendencies.
- Grooming: self-awareness and expectations, flaws and deficiencies, directed towards sexual behavior.
Summarize
If you were a psychologist and conducted a psychological analysis of AI based on the above theories and paintings, what would be your conclusion? Communicate in the comment area.
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