Bergès / Lézine The Imitation of Gestures

A Technique for Studying the Body Schema and Praxis of Children Three to Six Years of Age
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2152-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Web PDF

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bergès, Jean

Lézine, Irène

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The Imitation of Gestures;2
3;Table of Contents;4
4;Foreword;6
5;Preface;8
6;Introduction;12
6.1;Theory and Research Method;12
6.2;Research Plan;17
7;Part 1: The Imitation of Gestures Test, Standardized on Children of 3-6 Years;20
7.1;CHAPTER 1. The Test Procedure;22
7.1.1;Instructions;22
7.1.2;Scoring;23
7.2;CHAPTER 2. Order of Presentation of the Items;26
7.2.1;Part I;27
7.2.1.1;a) Imitation of simple gestures: Hand movements. 10 items;26
7.2.1.2;b) Imitation of simple gestures: Arm movements. 10 items;26
7.2.2;Part 2;31
7.2.2.1;a) Imitation of complex gestures : 16 items;26
7.2.2.2;b) Opposites;26
7.2.3;General Remarks;35
7.3;CHAPTER 3. Tabulation of the Results Obtained with 489 Normal Subjects;36
7.3.1;Part 1 Imitation of simple gestures: (a) Hand movements (b) Arm movements;36
7.3.2;Part 2 (a) Imitation of complex gestures: Movements of the hands and fingers. 16 items;40
7.4;CHAPTER 4. Qualitative Analysis of the Responses;45
7.4.1;Part 1 Imitation of Simple Gestures: Movements of the Hands and Arms. 20 items.;45
7.4.2;Part 2 Imitation of Complex Gestures: Movements of the Hands and Fingers. 16 items;53
7.5;CHAPTER 5. Studies in Unusual Children;60
7.5.1;Premature Children;60
7.5.2;Children with Neurological Disturbances;61
8;Part II: Relations between the Imitation of Gestures and other Tests used for the Study of Body Image;64
8.1;CHAPTER 6. Study of Right-Left Orientation on Oneself and Others;66
8.1.1;Instructions;66
8.1.2;Scoring;66
8.1.3;Results;67
8.2;CHAPTER 7. Knowledge of the Parts of the Body Named and Pointed to on Verbal Command;70
8.2.1;Technique;70
8.2.2;Responses;71
8.2.3;Scoring;72
8.3;CHAPTER 8. Representation of the Body;75
8.3.1;The Draw-a-Man Test;75
8.3.2;Influence of the Imitation of Gestures Test on the Drawing of the Man;76
8.3.3;Some Typical Examples of the Draw-a-man Test;83
8.3.4;The Grace Arthur Mannequin Puzzle;94
8.4;CHAPTER 9. Intercorrelations Between the Various Tests;96
9;Appendix;100
9.1;I. The Scoring Sheets;100
9.2;2. Scoring Details;103
9.2.1;Part 1;103
9.2.1.1;(a) Imitation of Simple Gestures: Movements of the Hands. 10 items;103
9.2.1.2;(b) Imitation of Simple Gestures: Movements of the Arms. 10 items;105
9.2.2;PART 2;107
9.2.2.1;(a) Imitation of Complex Gestures: Hand and Finger Movements. 16 items;107
9.3;3. Supplementary Test of 20 Complex Gestures;111
9.3.1;Procedure;111
9.3.2;Scoring;113
9.3.3;Analysis of the Errors;113
9.3.4;Results;115
9.4;4.Table of Symbols for the Test Items;122
9.4.1;Part 1. Table of Symbols for the Test Items;122
9.4.2;Part 2. Table of Symbols for the Test Items;130
10;References;134
11;Further Reading;135