SumCprime

Aliases

• SumCprime
• SumC'
• achromatic sum

Definition

SumCprime is the sum of the achromatic determinants FC', C'F, and C'. In core, it usually indicates the weight of dysphoric discomfort, unpleasant affect, or a more internalized and constricted emotional tone.

Interpretation

• High SumCprime can suggest greater dysphoria, inner discomfort, or painful affect that is not being expressed openly.
• This value contributes to the shading side of eb and can increase es.
• Its meaning becomes clearer when compared with SumC / WSumC, because that contrast helps distinguish internalized distress from more openly expressed emotion.
• If AdjD falls while SumCprime rises, more sustained discomfort may be carrying greater weight.

Cautions

• High SumCprime does not by itself prove clinical depression.
• Low SumCprime does not rule out distress, because some people restrict or simplify affective expression in the protocol.
• It is useful to review its relation to Afr, SumShd, and WSumC.

Cross References

• [Interpretation/Lower Section/Core] Core
• [Interpretation/Core] eb
• [Interpretation/Core] es
• [Interpretation/Core] AdjD
• [Interpretation/Affect] SumC / WSumC
• [Coding/Determinants] C'
• [Coding/Determinants] FC'
• [Coding/Determinants] C'F