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Karen Machover

American psychologist

Karen Machover

Born

Sophie Karen Alper


()September 12,

Minsk, Belarus

DiedJanuary 22, () (aged&#;93)
OccupationPsychologist
Notable workPersonality projection in the drawing of the human figure: A method of personality investigation, [1]
Spouse
Children1

Sophie Karen Alper (September 12, – January 22, ) was a Russian Empire born American psychologist better known as Karen Machover.

Early life and education

Sophie Karen Alper was born on September 12, , in Minsk in the Russian Empire.

Dfh karen machover biography Both her parents died by the time she was 8 years old. With little assistance from relatives, she was self-supporting by the age of She graduated from elementary school with honors at the age of 12 and completed a high school equivalency. She conducted doctoral studies at Columbia University in the mids but never completed the degree. It was a Popular Front group with liberal, socialist and communist members that agitated for jobs and better treatment for psychologists [3].

She migrated to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, with her parents in Both her parents died by the time she was 8 years old. With little assistance from relatives, she was self-supporting by the age of She graduated from elementary school with honors at the age of 12 and completed a high school equivalency. She earned a bachelor of arts from New York University in and a master of arts from the New York University School of Education.

She conducted doctoral studies at Columbia University in the mids but never completed the degree.[2]

Career

As a young clinician at Bellevue Hospital, Machover (then: Karen Alper) collaborated with other Marxist activists to found the Psychologists League. It was a Popular Front group with liberal, socialist and communist members that agitated for jobs and better treatment for psychologists [3]

Late in her career, Machover embraced feminism and rejected Freudian Theory which she had previously embraced.[2]

Personal life

Alper married Solomon Machover in Together, they had one son, Robert Machover.[2]

Publications

  • Personality Projection In The Drawing Of The Human Figure (A Method of Personality Investigation).

    See full list on psicoactiva.com Both her parents died by the time she was 8 years old. With little assistance from relatives, she was self-supporting by the age of She graduated from elementary school with honors at the age of 12 and completed a high school equivalency. She conducted doctoral studies at Columbia University in the mids but never completed the degree. It was a Popular Front group with liberal, socialist and communist members that agitated for jobs and better treatment for psychologists [ 3 ].

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See also

References

  1. ^Pickren, Wade (). "Profile of Karen Machover".

    See full list on psicoactiva.com Para lograr interpretar los dibujos, se necesita de un conocimiento previo de la personalidad y una tabla que explica cada parte del cuerpo. La creadora de este test fue Florence L. Los descontentos se retratan con aspecto muy distorsionado grotesco, robot, etc. Puede administrarse de forma colectiva o a nivel individual. Todos estos resultados fueron utilizados por los aplicadores para apoyar a estos menores ya que solamente se obtuvieron indicadores emocionales.

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  2. ^ abcFagan, Thomas; Wilson, Patti (). "Karen Machover (): Obituary". American Psychologist. 52 (7): doi/x ISSN&#;X.
  3. ^ Harris, B.

    (in press). "Down with Fascism, Up with Science": Activist Psychologists in the U.S., History of Psychology.