ings , ▁experiences , ▁or ▁related ▁information ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁mand ala ▁they ▁drew . ▁This ▁test ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁belief s ▁of ▁Joan ▁Kel log g , ▁who ▁sees ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁correlation ▁between ▁the ▁images , ▁pattern ▁and ▁shapes ▁in ▁the ▁mand al as ▁that ▁people ▁draw ▁and ▁the ▁personal ities ▁of ▁the ▁artists . ▁This ▁test ▁ass esses ▁and ▁gives ▁cl ues ▁to ▁a ▁person ' s ▁psych ological ▁progress ions ▁and ▁their ▁current ▁psych ological ▁condition ▁( Mal ch iod i ▁ 1 9 9 8 ). ▁The ▁mand ala ▁origin ates ▁in ▁Buddh ism ; ▁its ▁connections ▁with ▁spiritual ity ▁help ▁us ▁to ▁see ▁links ▁with ▁trans person al ▁art . ▁ ▁House – Tree – Person ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁house - tree - person ▁test , ▁the ▁client ▁is ▁asked ▁to ▁first ▁draw ▁a ▁house , ▁then ▁a ▁tree , ▁then ▁a ▁person , ▁and ▁is ▁asked ▁several ▁questions ▁about ▁each . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁this ▁test ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁well - valid ated . ▁ ▁Out s ider ▁art ▁▁ ▁The ▁relation ▁between ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁and ▁out s ider ▁art ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁deb ated . ▁The ▁term ▁' art ▁brut ' ▁was ▁first ▁co ined ▁by ▁French ▁artist ▁Jean ▁Dub uff et ▁to ▁describe ▁art ▁created ▁outside ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁official ▁culture . ▁Dub uff et ▁used ▁the ▁term ▁' art ▁brut ' ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁art istic ▁practice ▁by ▁ins ane -