Review of The Human Hand

Reviews the book, The Human Hand by Charlotte Wolff, with a preface by William Stevenson (1943). In this book, Dr. Wolff has investigated the correlation between the hand and illness, physical constitution and temperament, and her interpretations of hand prints offered sufficient reasonableness to h...

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Published in:American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 1943-10, Vol.13 (4), p.750-750
Main Author: Wile, Ira S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive Impairment
Ego
Hand (Anatomy)
Human
Illness Behavior
Personality
Superego
Theoretical Interpretation
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Summary:Reviews the book, The Human Hand by Charlotte Wolff, with a preface by William Stevenson (1943). In this book, Dr. Wolff has investigated the correlation between the hand and illness, physical constitution and temperament, and her interpretations of hand prints offered sufficient reasonableness to have Dr. Stevenson call her “a natural psychologist.” This is not a book on palmistry but rather an attempt to make psychological interpretation of the hands in terms of the ego, superego and the id, with definitive indications for judgment concerning intelligence and will. She indicates the primitive form of the hand in relation to personality and the effects of environment upon the total person. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1037/h0096792