Bender® Visual-Motor Gestalt Test, Second Edition

The Bender-Gestalt II is an update of a classic assessment, the Bender-Gestalt. It continues its tradition as a brief test of visual-motor integration that may provide interpretive information about an individual's development and psychological functioning.The Bender-Gestalt II assessment is clinician-administered. The patient reproduces Gestalt figures presented on stimulus cards. This assessment is suitable for individuals three and older.This test uses new recall procedures to assess visual-motor memory and provide a more comprehensive assessment of visual-motor skills. The Bender-Gestalt II includes supplemental tests of simple motor and perceptual ability helps identify specific visual-motor deficits.This test can also be used to assess neurological damage and emotional disorders.

Lauretta Bender, M.D., The American Orthopsychiatric Association, Inc.