Graphology refers to the use of handwriting analysis to determine the writer’s basic personality traits. Graphology thus has some resemblance to projective personality tests, although graphology’s validity is highly suspect.
In graphology, the handwriting analyst studies an applicant’s handwriting and signature to disconcert the person’s needs, desires, and psychological makeup. According to the graphologist, the writing in Figure 6-9 exemplifies traits such as “independence” and “isolation”.
Graphology is the use of handwriting as a kind of projective technique where a person's handwriting is analyzed for whatever it may reveal about his or her personality.