module 1 identity graphology

Read the text about graphology and answer the questions

If we base on the principle of handwriting that states that "handwriting is brain-writing", ideally there should not be any effect on the interpretation, regardless of whether the writer is left-handed or right-handed. It does not matter even if he wrote it with his/her foot or mouth.
It's the brain that willed the handwriting to look a certain way, not the hand.
It is especially true if the lefties wrote the script in a position which he/she feels completely comfortable and in control.
Similar explanation is valid for a right-handed writer.
The information such as handedness, age and gender are required generally for record purposes and to aid in future research. It is also because graphology generally cannot determine for sure about a person's handedness, age and gender. A person may be a male but has personality that has been stereotyped by the particular society to be feminine. An old man may be young at heart, and a young person may be comparatively mature for her real age.
Graphology or Handwriting Analysis is a science of interpreting a person's character from his/her personal handwriting.
Coupled with psychology and knowledge of human behaviour, it can be used for many varied purposes. For example, Recruitment, Marriage compatibility, Career Guidance, Motivate workers, Child developement... etc.
It is an invaluable aid to the Human Resource Department. It's the people running the commercial organisation that determine the success or failure of an organisation. It is especially important for personnel in key appointments. To get the right person with the right 'mix' of knowledge and personality attributes for the right job is crucial to the success of the organisation. Graphology will be of great help in this area.
7.9% of companies in England are using graphology in personnel screening. - according to a dissertation done in England by a graduate of the Faculty of Business Management and Administration at Leeds Polytechnic."Handwriting Analysis in Staff Selection" by Philip Sacks; The Graphological Magazine, No. 1, Spring 1995.
80% of French Businesses use graphology as a tool for evaluating applicant. - according to French Society of Graphology. Portion of translated letter from French Society of Graphology is listed below. " It is, indeed, *correct* that those who are responsible for recruitment, in human resources and business journalists, report that approximately 80 percent of French businesses use graphology as a tool for evaluation of their applicants for various positions. This percentage is applicable not only to administrative positions but the mass of positions available in business." - Jul 1995.
Graphology can analyse a person's personality without his knowledge that he is being analysed. (of course not without his consent.) Thus reducing the possibility of inaccuracies due to conscious or unconcious effort by the subject to affect the result. Distortion of the result due to the subject's knowledge that he/she is being analysed is common in most Question-&-Answer type of personality analysis tools. Some tools may claim to have better precision, but since a person is growing and changing dynamically every second, high precision is not really helpful. It's better to use graphology to analyse the handwriting of a pure untainted subject, rather than to put the subject under unnatural stress of a long questionnaire. Secondly, a single personality questionnaire may reveal a single dimension of personality. But two handwriting samples of the same person at different occasion may reveal different behaviour characteristics.
Graphology is an art/science of intepretating. It may associate a certain handwriting to a particular behavourial or personality trait: eg. A Right slant implies extrovert. But it can't say any thing beyond that. Whether an extrovert may be successful in future is unknown.
But if someone is able to prove that an extrovert has a significantly better chance of being successful in future, then we may deduce from handwriting the potential of a person with a right slant. Usage of Graphology for recuitment of key personnel uses a similar assumption.
Our Handwriting is like our Face, our speech and action. A stroke of writing that shows friendly traits is like a smile on the face. A person who normally writes illegibly but writes clearly when he or she is aware that someone important is going to read it is like someone who is sloppy at home but dresses nicely when going to a formal dinner. Our handwriting , like our face or body language, changes with our mood. And some people are really too temperamental to be predictable. But everyone has got some part of him or her that is hard to change, even if he is temperamental.
A conscious effort to make handwriting more legible is a sign of wanting to communicate. Legibility is about making sure people can read your writing . And you would be viewed as willing to make clear communication. People who communicate clearly would probably be honest. That's a positive side. On the other hand, the change for better legibility might be intepreted as a 'conforming' act. The society might encourage communication or nice looking, neat handwriting. There is nothing bad about conforming. But sometimes it could be viewed as a loss of originality. The person who asked this question actually agrees that the change has resulted in better clarity in his communication.
You can't unless you are a very good actor, but even good actors may get tired.Someone who tries to forge a handwriting has to fight against his own stamina. And if he gets too tensed up or too tired , he quickly reveals his true self. It is common place for us to change the style of our handwriting when expecting to please a certain reader. Such is a kind of pseudo forgery. In a more positive interpretation, it is a necessary act of continuous character growth. For example, someone may be by nature an introvert but really liked to be more extrovert. He may try to appear extrovert. If he succeeds, he can then be extrovert effortlessly. If he gets tired of the strain to be someone else, he will fail and revert back to his old self. Similarly, someone who wishes to be identified as extrovert by his handwriting forces himself to writing with a right slant. It's like telling himself constantly of his desire to change. Once again he may or may not succeed.
Signature is not the best way to analyse character from handwriting , for several reasons. Firstly, the signature is sometimes illegible and different from the normal handwriting. Secondly, the lone signature does not give enough words and letters to help the graphologist in his/her judgement. But signature samples do have certain advantage. It is easy to collect; even through a long period of time.

Does it matter to the graphologist if the writer is right-handed or left-handed ?
Why does a graphologist doing analysis ask for information such as handedness, age and gender? What is Graphology ?
What can Graphology be used for ?
What competitive advantages does Graphology give to a commercial organisation ?
How many companies use graphology for personnel selection?
How does Graphology compare to other forms of personality Analysis tools?
Can Graphology tell the future?
My handwriting can change very quickly, so how can graphology decipher my personality accurately ?
My handwriting changed drastically because of a conscious effort to make my illegible handwriting legible; is it possible?
Can I Bluff a Graphologist by forging my writing ?
Can a graphologist analyse personality through a signature?