GRAPHOANALYSIS

To learn more about the Science of Graphoanalysis, click on any of the following questions.
 

1) WHAT IS GRAPHOANALYSIS AND WHAT IS IT NOT?

2) WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF GRAPHOANALYSIS?

3) HOW IS GRAPHOANALYSIS USED?

4) WHO USES GRAPHOANALYSIS?

5) WHAT CAN GRAPHOANALYSIS REVEAL ABOUT THE WRITER?

6) WHAT DOES YOUR SIGNATURE SAY ABOUT YOU?


   

                                        


1) WHAT IS GRAPHOANALYSIS AND WHAT IS IT NOT?
Let’s answer the THREE most commonly asked questions about Graphoanalysis

a) What is Graphoanalysis?
Graphoanalysis is a scientific method of personality and character assessment based on the study and evaluation of the individual strokes of handwriting.

Graphoanalysis is not occult in any way. It cannot foretell your future nor your fortune. It is neither predictive nor therapeutic. It is an identification/evaluation process, and is considered a discipline within the framework of psychology.


b) What is the difference between graphology and Graphoanalysis?
Graphology is the generic dictionary term for all kinds of handwriting analysis.

Graphoanalysis is the copyrighted system of handwriting analysis used by the International Graphoanalysis Society (IGAS). Graphoanalysis is the only system of handwriting analysis that (a) can produce any scientific data, (b) is sponsored by a worldwide organization; and (c) whose practitioners are required to abide by a strict or definitive  “Code of Ethics”.

c) How accurate is Graphoanalysis?
There have been significant positive correlations in comparisons of Graphoanalysis assessments with results of psychological tests in common use. Extensive testing has revealed that on the average, 88% of respondents found the results were completely or highly accurate. It is important to understand that Graphoanalysis meets the requirements of a social/behavioral science, such as sociology, psychology, and medicine. It is not an exact science; for any science that deals with human personalities cannot be exact...as opposed to the physical sciences, such as math or physics.
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2) WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF GRAPHOANALYSIS?
Generic handwriting evaluation dates as far back as Aristotle and the 4th Century Chinese. The first written treatise was recorded in 1622. In 1929, after more than 14 years of research, a gentleman by the name of Milton Bunker introduced the formal science known today as Graphoanalysis. The science continues to evolve through on-going research and documentation at the IGAS, as well as many universities worldwide.

Often called brainwriting, handwriting analysis has been recognized as a legitimate psychological science, and in 1980 was placed in the Library of Congress under the heading of "Personnel and Industrial Psychology".       
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3) HOW IS GRAPHOANALYSIS USED?
Applications for handwriting analysis lie in the areas of psychological and vocational counseling, compatibility studies, credit risk analysis, questioned and forged documents, jury selection and personnel selection. A 1976 Supreme Court decision found handwriting analysis a “non-discriminatory basis” for personnel selection and promotion. (One cannot detect age, gender, race, religion or national origin through handwriting analysis.)       
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4) WHO USES GRAPHOANALYSIS?
Professionals in all fields related to the above applications have used Graphoanalysis as a tool in their practices. For example: human resource directors, employment agencies, attorneys, law enforcement agencies, courts of law, hospitals, psychologists, psychotherapists, schools, teachers, parents; as well as individuals who wish to better know themselves, make career choices, or improve personal relationships.       
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5) WHAT CAN GRAPHOANALYSIS REVEAL ABOUT THE WRITER?
We are reminded that handwriting is a picture of mental, not physical, traits. And of all the ways we communicate, one of the simplest ways we reveal our personalities may be through our own handwriting. A Graphoanalysis identifies and evaluates our emotions, our mental processes, imagination, goal setting (determination/willpower), ambition, fears, defenses, integrity, social traits and aptitudes.       
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6) WHAT DOES YOUR SIGNATURE SAY ABOUT YOU?
Your handwriting reflects your personality - its true dimension in every respect, but....your signature is your trademark.  Wherever and whenever it apprears, your signature reveals you at your worst and at your best. In your signature, you accentuate that which you are inclined to be. Your signature represents you in business and before the law. It is accepted even when your presence is not. Identification in the form of your signature is often required even when you, yourself, appear in person.       
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