▁ther apy ▁strateg ies . ▁ ▁Art - based ▁assess ments ▁ ▁Art ▁ther ap ists ▁and ▁other ▁profession als ▁use ▁art - based ▁assess ments ▁to ▁evaluate ▁emot ional , ▁cogn itive , ▁and ▁development al ▁conditions . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁many ▁psych ological ▁assess ments ▁that ▁util ize ▁art making ▁to ▁analyze ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁mental ▁function ing ▁( B et ts , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ). ▁Art ▁ther ap ists ▁and ▁other ▁profession als ▁are ▁educated ▁to ▁admin ister ▁and ▁interpret ▁these ▁assess ments , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁rely ▁on ▁simple ▁direct ives ▁and ▁a ▁standard ized ▁array ▁of ▁art ▁materials ▁( Mal ch iod i ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ; ▁Bet ts , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ). ▁The ▁first ▁drawing ▁assess ment ▁for ▁psych ological ▁purposes ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁by ▁German ▁psych iat rist ▁Fritz ▁Mo hr ▁( Mal ch iod i ▁ 1 9 9 8 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁research er ▁Florence ▁Good en ough ▁created ▁a ▁drawing ▁test ▁to ▁measure ▁the ▁intelligence ▁in ▁children ▁called ▁the ▁Draw - A - Man ▁Test ▁( Mal ch iod i ▁ 1 9 9 8 ). ▁The ▁key ▁to ▁interpre ting ▁the ▁Draw - A - Man ▁Test ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁more ▁details ▁a ▁child ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁drawing , ▁the ▁MO RE ▁intellig ent ▁they ▁were ▁( Mal ch iod i , ▁ 1 9 9 8