bEnDeR-gEsTaLt

The Bender-Gestalt is a developmental assessment test for children and is used in screening for psychopathology in adults. This test is individually administered. It can assess achievement, I.Q., as well as brain damage. In addition, the Bender-Gestalt screens for visual disorders. The Visual Gestalt function is a fundamental function associated with language ability and is closely associated with various functions of intelligence such as visual perception, manual motor ability, memory, temporal and spatial concepts and organization. Some visual disorders this test can reveal are the following:

Agnosia – inability to visually identify

Hemianopia – half loss of visual field

Scotoma – small lesions, spots in visual field

Optic Ataxia – deficit in visually guided hand movements

Prosopagnosia – facial agnosia Alexia – inability to read

Neglect

The readings for class discussed the six designs (A, 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8) of the test. Then the six-point scoring system was explained as being devised for greater differentiation in scoring each design. Scoring ranged from 0 (random drawing, scribbling, having no concept of the design) to 3 (all major elements present and recognizable with only minor distortions) to 5 (accurate representation). The article does not capture the entire design.

See article below:

Bender Gestalt.pdf