抄録
Psychological meanings of the circle frame and spatial location in the Doll Location Test (DLT) were discussed by the placement of symbol figures. Eight psychoneuroses cases showed representations of symbol figures outside of the printed circle frame in the DLT test sheet. Results showed a consistent tendency that negatively recognized non-familial members were placed in the right upper space while negatively recognized familial members were placed in the left lower space. In the cases of representation that consisted of familial member only, the circle frame had a meaning to classify negative from positive psychological recognition whereas the circle frame was used to classify between familial and non-familial members in the cases of representation that consisted of family members and business related members. These mean that psychological meaning of the frame by the printed circle line is not static but dynamic plasticity and meaning of spatial location of the negative person depend on the clinical case characteristics.
