This document explores graphology, the analysis of handwriting to determine psychological states and personality traits, despite being classified as a pseudoscience. It discusses various elements and types of handwriting, alongside their applications in fields such as psychology, education, and medicine. The document emphasizes the relevance of handwriting analysis in understanding personal traits, detecting stress and illness, and even identifying gender.

1. HANDWRITING AND
PERSONALITY
PRESENTED
BY
AMUSA OYINDAMOLA
ANA/2016/0113
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2. OUTLINE
• INTRODUCTION
• HANDWRITING
• ELEMENTS OF HANDWRITING
• TYPES OF GRAPHOLOGY
• USES OF GRAPHOLOGY
• TOOLS USE IN ANALYSING HANDWRITING
• ANALYSIS OF HANDWRITING
• IMPORTANCE OF GRAPHOLOGY
• THE 'I’ AND THE 'T‘
• HUMAN TRAITS AND GRAPHOLOGY
• HUMAN TRAIT AND HANDWRITING
• GRAPHOLOGY AND PERSONALITY
• SIGNS OF STRESS IN GRAPHOLOGY
• HANDWRITING ABNORMALIES IN PARKINSON DISEASE
• C0NCLUSION
• REFERENCE
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3. INTRODUCTION
• Graphology is the analysis of the physical characteristics and patterns
of handwriting claiming to be able to identify the writer, indicating the
psychological state at the time of writing, or evaluating personality characteristics. It
is generally considered a pseudoscience.
• examination of handwritten documents are occasionally referred to as graph
analysis.
• Graphology is used to know psychological characteristics of the people through
preparing a comprehensive report by reading the lines and strokes of their
handwriting (Fisher et al., 2012).
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4. HANDWRITING
• Handwriting analysis also called graphology, is scientific .The pattern of
characteristics – potentials, traits, talents, strengths, weaknesses, emotions,
orientations, intellect, values, and physical well- being – that make up the
complex human being are all encoded in handwriting every time pen is put to
paper
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5. ELEMENTS OF HANDWRITING
• . Handwriting is comprised of many diverse elements – various strokes, such
as I dots, hooks, t-bars, and loops – connected together to form letters,
words, and sentences.
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6. TYPES OF GRAPHOLOGY
Handwriting experts say there are basically five types of handwriting (Barrett, 1995 :
• 1. Even all around: where your handwriting is even and common at all places in
the page.
• 2. An overly wide left margin where your handwriting wider when you begin on
the line thinning while extending on the end.
• 3. An overly wide right margin which is opposite of the second type.
• 4. Too wide all around is the fourth kind where you write bolder giving wider
space between words and spaces revealing the pressure within you and
• 5. Narrow lower margin which shows you’re afraid or confused.
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7. TOOLS USE IN ANALYSING
HANDWRITING
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8. ANALYSIS OF HANDWRITING
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9. USES OF GRAPHOLOGY
Has been used in a number of diverse fields, such as (Havel et al.,. 1985,
Ward 1985, Bawdon 1993, Okamura et al.,. 1993);
• psychology
• employment
• education
• medicine
• criminal detection
• marriage guidance
• commerce and
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10. IMPORTANCE OF GRAPHOLOGY
• Provides a vital approach to understanding ourselves and others.
• Signs of illness and stress can be detected long before the writer is aware of
them.
• Counselling and therapy can be made more relevant and effective.
• Useful in recruitment, potentially avoiding expensive mistakes.
• Evidence can be provided helping a therapist identifying how a person
responds to a therapy.
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11. THE 'I’ AND THE 'T'
The letters 'I’ and the 'T'create a pause in your hand- writing, because it is
usually necessary to lift the pen from the paper to form the dot or the cross
stroke. They can reveal your state of mind and your attention to detail (Craze,
1998).
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12. THE 'I’ AND THE 'T‘ Cnt’d…
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• Craze R 1998
• Craze R 1998
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13. HUMAN TRAITS AND GRAPHOLOGY
• Few traits
• PATIENCE
• RESPONSIBILITY.
• CONCENTRATION.
• METHODICAL THINKER.
• ORGANISATIONAL ABILITY
• EXTROVERT
• SELF-CONFIDENCE
• DETERMINATION:
• INITIATIVE
• PERSISTENCE
• DETAIL-MINDED
• LOYALTY
• OPTIMISM.
• BROAD-MINDED
• DIGNITY
• DIPLOMACY
• ACQUISITIVE
• EMPATHETIC
• PERSUASIVE.
• CONTROL OF IMPULSE
• POISE.
(Altınköprü, 2005; Ketizmen, 2013).
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14. HUMAN TRAIT AND HANDWRITING
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15. SIGNS OF STRESS IN GRAPHOLOGY
• Broken stroke
• Starting stroke has a loss of pressure
• Resting dot at end of letter
• Wavy words
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16. HUMAN TRAITS AND GRAPHOLOGY
Cnt’d…….
• DECEIT
• STUBBORNNESS
• ULTRACONSERVATIVE
• UNREALISTIC IMAGINATION
• JEALOUSY
• EVASIVENE
• FELONS CLAW
• ACQUISITIVE.
• FAIR
• AGREEABLE.
• SINCERITY
• DILIGENT
• ARROGANCE
• HYSTERIA
• PROCRASTINATION
• TEMPER
• SARCASM
• ANALYTICAL ABILITY
• DYNAMISM.
• RESILIENCE.
• PRECISION
• ENTHUSIA
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17. GRAPHOLOGY AND PERSONALITY
 PHYSICAL WEAKNESS
• Weak pressure
• No crossing of the 't' in the case of round writing
• Descending lines.
 POOR MEMORY
• Large breaks inside words
• Leaving out of letters and words
 ANXIETY
• Trembling features, irregular
• Non- rhythmic writing
 EXCITABILITY
• Writing with a heavy slope to the right
• Irregular size of letters, 't' stroke sloping upwards
• First letters of words with a long rising stroke.
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18. GRAPHOLOGY AND PERSONALITY
cont’d…….
 DEPRESSED CHARACTER
• Small writing, weak or too heavy pressure
• Descending lines
• Disconnected writing
• Large spacing
• No starting strokes.
 LACK OF SELF CONFIDENCE
• Small writing
• Weak pressure
• Descending lines
• Stow writing
• Degeneration of middle lengths
• Low crossing of the 't' and dotting of the 'i'
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19. HANDWRITING ABNORMALIES IN
PARKINSON DISEASE
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20. C0NCLUSION
• The purpose of identifying personality traits through manual way of handwriting analysis and the
current technology (automatic handwriting analysis through computer) available for such process.
• Identification of personality traits through handwriting samples can be done both by humans
and by machines. Handwriting helps the detection of the personality traits in different areas. The
characteristics of a person can be guessed by looking at his/her handwriting.
• Graphology can be use for gender detection by analyzing handwriting and to observe what
results it will present and which criteria affect the analysis if it is possible. Through investigating
and analyzing the data retrieved from the sample’s handwriting and it helps to detect the gender
of the author by analyzing the data collected from the handwritings and combining the science
of graphology and modern technology.
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21. REFERENCE
• Barrett D V 1995 Graphology. London: Dorling Kindersley Bawdon F 1993 A handy way to
select employees (graphology could help law finns choose staff). The Independent Sept 3, n
2145, 33 (1)
• Bradley 1985 How hypothesis testing can help graphology. The Graphologist 3 (2): 13-14
• Brewer J F 1985 Pen and paper diagnosis. Nursing Times 31 July, 44
• Craze R 1998 Graphology for beginners. London: Headway Hodder Stoughton
• Fisher J, Maredia A, Nixon A, Williams N, Leet J (2012) Identifying Personality Traits, and
Especially Traits Resulting in Violent Behavior through Automatic Handwriting Analysis.
Proceedings of Student-Faculty Research Day, CSIS, Pace University, USA, p. 1-8.
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