Constructs: Jung's ideas, bound to measures or kept interpretive
A construct either has an operational definition (variables, plane, window, computation and evidence tier) or it stays in the interpretive lexicon, where no conformant output may compute or display it.
The constructs
| Construct | Operational definition | Evidence tier |
|---|---|---|
| Archetype | None. Interpretive lexicon only. | Inspiration |
| Complex | Within-person reactivity: change in momentary affect and heart rate after an experience-sampling tag for a recurring personal theme, against the person's untagged baseline | Hypothesis |
| Enantiodromia | A sustained shift of the State Index mean beyond the baseline band; the precursor is estimated by the State-Change Signal | Model, mixed evidence (single plane); Hypothesis (cross-plane) |
| Shadow possession | Interpretive lexicon only. Never a participant-facing label. | Inspiration |
| Will | Agency and goal-pursuit items in experience sampling, plus the gap between self-set intentions and observed behavior, such as planned versus actual sleep onset | Hypothesis |
| Individuation | Long-horizon (six months or more) trajectory of WHO-5 and Resilience | Hypothesis |
| Coherence | Strength of within-person coupling across planes; descriptive, not a health score | Model |
These are proposals
The operational definitions are ANTRL's proposals, marked as design choices. No published source operationalizes these Jungian terms this way, which is why most carry the Hypothesis tier.
A historical precedent
The complex has a measurable history: in 1907 Peterson and Jung measured skin electrical resistance and breathing while people responded in word-association tests.
The interpretive lexicon
Archetype means a recurring pattern a person keeps returning to; shadow possession, a state that persists after its cause is gone. These words guide interpretation in research discussion. They are not outputs, scores or labels. See what ATS-1 will not do.
Questions
Why use Jungian language at all?
Because it names patterns people recognize. ATS-1 keeps the names, binds each to a measure or marks it interpretive, and tags how strong the evidence is.
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How ATS-1 restates Jung: complex, will, individuation and coherence as testable hypotheses; archetype and shadow stay interpretive only.