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What is Graphoanalysis® ? Graphoanalysis is a scientific system of identifying and assessing the character and personality of an individual through a detailed study of handwriting. The techniques used are based on a well-defined, standardized method of 1) identifying strokes, 2) relating these strokes to specific personality traits, and 3) evaluating the relative strength of the interrelated traits. It can not distinguish sex, race, religious affiliation, or sexual preference. This allows the Graphoanalyst® to provide a detailed and unbiased assessment. How is Graphoanalysis used? Graphoanalysis is a tool that can be used successfully for assessment of personality traits. Psychologists use questionnaires, rating scales, and other methods of personality assessment, and an increasingly great number of them are learning the value of using Graphoanalysis as an additional tool. This value as a tool is not confined, however, to psychologists and other counselors. Successful employment of and proper placement of personnel in business and industry depend in most instances on selection of individuals whose intelligence, temperament, and talent predispose them for a particular type of work. That is why many personnel directors and supervisors have found Graphoanalysis to be a valuable tool for personnel selection and placement. Credit managers find Graphoanalysis valuable for the same reasons; personality characteristics such as honesty or deceit, pride or sloth, will power or the lack of it, conservatism or wastefulness--all play a part in the determination of a good credit risk or a bad one. The fact that these traits can be determined from an inspection of the applicant's handwriting enables the credit supervisor to save both time and money. There is one thing that Graphoanalysis is not. It is not occult, nor is it related in any way to such pseudo-scientific approaches. It is a scientific method of personality assessment based on research that was conducted over a period of more than fifty years. This research was carried out by both empirical and clinical processes, and Graphoanalysis is currently being further validated by statistical studies, both within and without the framework of institutions of higher education. What is Document Examination? A Document Examiner--or Questioned Document Examiner--is one concerned with the examination of all physical features of documents. He or she makes critical examinations, comparisons and analyses of documents; to establish genuineness or to expose forgery or to reveal alterations, additions or deletions; to identify persons through documents or parts of documents, by showing the authorship of handwriting or source of typewriting or any other kind of machine writing; to aid in fixing liability or culpability for any kind of fraud that makes use of documents; and generally to help protect the integrity of documents. Some Graphoanalysts listed on this site have used the study of Graphoanalysis as a basic training for work in the field of questioned and forged documents. Just as every human being is a unique individual, so is every person's handwriting different from that of any other individual. Formation of strokes, spacing of letters, slant and depth of the writing, reveal to the trained observer the spurious from the real.
To find out more about Grahpoanalysis and how to become a Certified Graphoanalyst, please visit our Society's Headquarters home page at http://www.IGAS.com. To locate a Graphoanalyst in your area in Michigan, click here or on the link to the left. |
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