%0 Journal Article
%T A Research on the Opinions Related to the Personality Traits and Affect-States of Psychological Counselor Candidates through ¡°Draw a Picture of Cactus Test"
%A Rana £¿zkan
%A Z£¿hre Kaya
%J -
%D 2018
%X ¡°Draw a Picture of Cactus Test¡± is among the reflective tests; and can contribute to knowledge acquisition about both children and adults¡¯ inner world, personality traits and affect-state. In this research, it is aimed to reveal the opinions related to their personality traits, affect-state and inner state of psychological counselor candidates through ¡°Draw a Picture of Cactus Test¡±. The participants of the research are 6 males and 15 females, totally 21 participants who are at the first and the second class of Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department in Van Y¨¹z¨¹nc¨¹ Y£¿l University in 2017-2018 Academic Year. This research is qualitative and its data has been collected via semi-structured interview technique. According to the results, some of the female participants and all male participants have drown ¡°a wild cactus picture¡± have not drown a pot and in this regard; it can be said that they are ¡°keen on independence¡±. Hence, the pictures of cactuses in the pot and the ones have roots are associated with being home-loving; the pictures of the desert cactuses, wild cactuses are associated with ¡®being independent¡¯. In this context, it can be said that male students participated in this research do not have home-loving temperament. By this application, it is deduced that via the pictures drawn by the individuals, important knowledge about their affect state and inner world can be obtained
%K ¡°Bir Kakt¨¹s Resmi £¿iz Testi¡±
%K Ki£¿ilik £¿zelli£¿i
%K Duygu Durumu
%K Psikolojik Dan£¿£¿man
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/ybpd/issue/37772/493185