[Interpretation/Ideation] a:p

[Interpretation/Ideation] a:p

Aliases

• a:p
• a_p
• active:passive

Definition

a:p summarizes the ratio between active and passive movement responses. It is used to estimate whether mental activity leans more toward initiative and intervention or toward waiting, receptivity, and reaction.

Interpretation

• If p clearly outweighs a, ideation may lean more toward waiting, receptivity, or a less directive stance.
• If a predominates, there may be more tendency to intervene, act, or push situations through thought.
• The value is more interpretable when there are enough movement responses.
• It is useful to read it together with Ma:Mp so the broader movement pattern can be separated from specifically human movement.

Cautions

• With very few movement responses, small differences can be unstable.
• Predominant p does not by itself mean pathological submission, and predominant a does not by itself mean healthy adjustment.
• In interpersonal reading, this ratio should be kept separate from the a:p used in the interpersonal domain.

Cross References

• [Interpretation/Lower Section/Ideation] Ideation
• [Interpretation/Ideation] Ma:Mp
• [Interpretation/Ideation] M-
• [Coding/Determinants] M
• [Coding/Determinants] FM
• [Coding/Determinants] m
• [Interpretation/Interpersonal] a:p

Evidence Note

• Detailed source comparison is stored in internal provenance notes.