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The Graphological Signs on the Müller / Enskat Curve, interpreted according to Pophal and Pfanne |
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by Dr Angelika Burns THE WORKSHOP Müller/Enskat and Pfanne are three German authors (of the fifties and sixties) that have put together, in the form of textbooks, the most important graphological knowledge at their time. During the workshop Dr. A. Burns will present the classical and generally investigated handwriting signs (simple and global variables) in the row of order that make up the Müller/Enskat curve. These signs are classified according to the five degrees of tension (I, II, III, IVa and IVb) as Pophal has defined them. The handwriting signs - illustrated by examples - are presented with a graphological description and a psychological interpretation according to Pfanne.
The workshop is made up of: - An explanation of the principle of the Müller/Enskat curve that serves as a working sheet
- A short summary of the degrees of tension according to Pophal
- A detailed demonstration of the "Signs of the Müller/Enskat curve, interpreted according to Pophal and Pfanne" and an indication of how to use them when writing an analysis.
 Dr ANGELIKA BURNS. Just across the border, in Swiss Basle, I spent all my University time, studying psychology, philosophy and sociology finishing in 1976 with a doctorate in psychology. Hardly through the exam in 1984, I became a member of the Swiss Graphological Society (SGG) and only some weeks later I had my first phone call from a recruitment agency asking me to do, on a regular basis, brief analyses on each candidate which they forwarded to firms. I became a member of the SGG-exams commission, accepted being the president of the Societé Romande de Graphologie (SRG, one of the two schools of the SGG) and was finally elected as a committee member of the SGG. Over ten years ago I summarized my experiences with the handwritings of people working in the field of electronic data processing trying to isolate common features. Meanwhile, on the professional side, I started doing both: pure graphological analysis as well as assessments within which graphology is used in combination with tests and other means. I have my own business and I work on commission for other consultants and recruitment specialists. The customers I work for (industry, insurance, and banks) have no problem accepting graphology as one of the major tools in assessing future employees. I wish dearly that this integrated way of using graphology and obviously in certain situations as a stand-alone-tool as well, will continue to be accepted by a large number of customers and could finally find its way into other countries too. |
