Handwriting Psychology: Personality Reflected in Handwriting

In this slim book you will enjoy a clear, concise explanation of sound, long established graphological principles which does not suffer from the kinds of amateurish over-simplifications encountered in books which are based on an isolated evaluation of minute graphic indicators. This book is very unique as far as graphology books is concerned. It was written by an expert and an established authority in the field who has both lectured in graphology within a University setting and has practiced it professionally. Although there are no books on handwriting analysis which will turn one into an expert overnight, this is probably the best short introduction to the subject currently in existence because it makes the reader aware of the unrealized scope and potential of handwriting investigation when it is practiced by one who recognizes its true scholarly depth and isn't simply peddling a superficial, non-sensical fortune telling gig. Therefore, it should be one of the first books picked up by the student (or simply the curious reader), who wants to learn more about the subject without burying himself in the field or exposing himself to bad graphology. Anyone who reads this book will recognize foremost that graphology isn't an occult science but enjoys intimate relations with modern psychology. It is these relations which are explored in the book and which both entertain and fascinate the reader. Lastly, I should also like to mention that as one who is thoroughly versed in European graphology this book actually taught me some things that I didn't know (and I've read literally hundreds of books on the subject!

HANDWRITING PSYCHOLOGY is a masterwork filled on every page with numerous nuggets of wisdom. Dr. Ploog teaches graphology in Europe and edits a prestigious German graphology journal. Because of these factors, this gives us a unique opportunity to learn from a handwriting expert with a key and different perspective. In a very concise manner, Dr. Ploog has synthesized numerous complex ideas and presented them in a straightforward and easy to understand way. The book is written for an American audience. One of the measures of a good graphology book is the use of examples, and HANDWRITING PSYCHOLOGY is filled with them. Included are the handwritings of Walt Disney, Thorton Wilder, Hillary Clinton, physicist Robert Oppenheimer, Winston Churchill and many others. In analyzing a handwriting, it is fairly easy to sketch out a quick analysis. For instance, is the writing organized or disorganized, written quickly or slowly, does it show creative forms and so on. The real task of the serious student is to get to the SECOND LEVEL OF ANALYSIS which involves many other factors such as ascertaining the Form Level and form of movement, e.g., whether it is "taut or elastic, slack, congested or overextended." Dr. Ploog's book is filled with these kind of nuanced second level factors that must be considered for the analyst to truly create a well-rounded and in-depth assessment of the handwriting being studied. I highly recommend HANDWRITING PSYCHOLOGY by Professor Helmut Ploog. This is an essential reference work in the difficult and challenging field of handwriting analysis. Marc J. Seifer, Ph.D. is author of The Definitive Book of Handwriting Analysis: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Personalities, Detecting Forgeries, and Revealing Brain Activity Through the Science of Graphology .

This is an okay read. Many of these and similar publications appear say the same things. This one tries to establish its veracity by citing the origins of the graphology craft. That's nice, but can be difficult to stay in tuned. I got much more out of "Sex, Lies and Handwriting", which may not have been as much a technical writing as this Handwriting Psychology, but it was a much better read than this.

An interesting look at the psychology of understanding the psyche behind the hand of one who writes. This is in no way an exact science which does make it a read more interesting than those disclipines which are truly cut and dried. This gives the reader a little insight to someone's state of mind at the time a document was written.

I'm speechless. This book was a easy read, and if I might add very interesting. I must admit some of it was a little over my head, but, hey, that's why we have the dictionary right? Overall this was a very well written book. Perfect for those raining days. Or, whenever.

This book had a lot of information but it was difficult to get thru! If you want to learn about graphology I'd sooner recommend "Handwriting Analysis: putting it to work for you" by Andrea McNichol.

Great book, very well explained and fairly accurate if you want to speed learn graphology

Recent book with the European background. I also ordered it for our handwriting analysis group.

Good read, broad and less baised than my recent other purchase by a Marc seifer. On the down side, it's a short.