[Coding/Content] Hx

Aliases

Hx
human experience
human feeling

Definition

Hx is coded when the response assigns a clearly human feeling, sensation, or experience rather than a human figure as such.
The focus is on human experience that is explicitly attributed.

Conditions

The person must clearly attribute an emotion, internal state, or sensory human experience.
That attribution has to be unmistakable, not merely hinted at.
Hx may appear as a secondary content code when a figure clearly expresses a human experience.
In poorly formed M responses that directly symbolize human experience, it is also worth reviewing scoring-input/special-score/AB.

Cautions

Hx is not the same as scoring-input/contents/H or scoring-input/contents/Hd; those codes describe figures, not experiences.
Vague phrases like "looks angry" or "kind of tired" are not always enough; the attribution has to be genuinely clear.
Hx may be primary or secondary depending on the response, but it should not be assigned from examiner impression alone.
When the response symbolically represents human experience, review scoring-input/special-score/AB as well.

Cross References

[Coding/Content] Contents
[Coding/Content] H
[Coding/Special Score] AB
[Interpretation/Interpersonal] Human Content
[Interpretation/Self Perception] H ratio

Evidence Note

Detailed source comparisons remain in the internal provenance note.