Imitation of Gestures (eBook)

A Technique for Studying the Body Schema and Praxis of Children Three to Six Years of Age

Jean Berges, Irene Lezine (Autoren)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
128 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4832-2152-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The Imitation of Gestures describes the sets of tests of the imitation of gestures in children performed by the examiner. These tests provide valuable information about the development of motor skills, particularly the right-left orientation in children from 4 to 8 years of age. This book is composed of two main sections encompassing 9 chapters. Part I presents the methods for studying the imitation of simple and complex gestures of the hands and arms. This part also covers the application of these methods to children who would be likely to have disturbances in motor and verbal development. The second part describes the supplementary tests to the Imitation of gestures test used for the study of body image. This part also deals with the intercorrelations between the results obtained on the different tests, namely, the Imitation of gestures, Drawn-a-man test, Grace Arthur mannequin puzzle, and the verbal test of naming and pointing to the body parts. Pediatricians, neurologists, and clinical psychologists will find this book rewarding.

Neuropsychiatre, psychanalyste AFI, ancien chef de clinique à la faculté de Paris. Auteur décédé.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
The Imitation of Gestures 2
Table of Contents 4
Foreword 6
Preface 8
Introduction 12
Theory and Research Method 12
Research Plan 17
Part 1: The Imitation of Gestures Test, Standardized on Children of 3-6 Years 20
CHAPTER 1. The Test Procedure 22
Instructions 22
Scoring 23
CHAPTER 2. Order of Presentation of the Items 26
Part I 27
a) Imitation of simple gestures: Hand movements. 10 items 26
b) Imitation of simple gestures: Arm movements. 10 items 26
Part 2 31
a) Imitation of complex gestures : 16 items 26
b) Opposites 26
General Remarks 35
CHAPTER 3. Tabulation of the Results Obtained with 489 Normal Subjects 36
Part 1 Imitation of simple gestures: (a) Hand movements (b) Arm movements 36
Part 2 (a) Imitation of complex gestures: Movements of the hands and fingers. 16 items 40
CHAPTER 4. Qualitative Analysis of the Responses 45
Part 1 Imitation of Simple Gestures: Movements of the Hands and Arms. 20 items. 45
Part 2 Imitation of Complex Gestures: Movements of the Hands and Fingers. 16 items 53
CHAPTER 5. Studies in Unusual Children 60
Premature Children 60
Children with Neurological Disturbances 61
Part II: Relations between the Imitation of Gestures and other Tests used for the Study of Body Image 64
CHAPTER 6. Study of Right-Left Orientation on Oneself and Others 66
Instructions 66
Scoring 66
Results 67
CHAPTER 7. Knowledge of the Parts of the Body Named and Pointed to on Verbal Command 70
Technique 70
Responses 71
Scoring 72
CHAPTER 8. Representation of the Body 75
The Draw-a-Man Test 75
Influence of the Imitation of Gestures Test on the Drawing of the Man 76
Some Typical Examples of the Draw-a-man Test 83
The Grace Arthur Mannequin Puzzle 94
CHAPTER 9. Intercorrelations Between the Various Tests 96
Appendix 100
I. The Scoring Sheets 100
2. Scoring Details 103
Part 1 103
(a) Imitation of Simple Gestures: Movements of the Hands. 10 items 103
(b) Imitation of Simple Gestures: Movements of the Arms. 10 items 105
PART 2 107
(a) Imitation of Complex Gestures: Hand and Finger Movements. 16 items 107
3. Supplementary Test of 20 Complex Gestures 111
Procedure 111
Scoring 113
Analysis of the Errors 113
Results 115
4.Table of Symbols for the Test Items 122
Part 1. Table of Symbols for the Test Items 122
Part 2. Table of Symbols for the Test Items 130
References 134
Further Reading 135

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.8.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-10: 1-4832-2152-0 / 1483221520
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4832-2152-6 / 9781483221526