| 1 | # Psychology Knowledge Set v1 (Empirical Evidence Rules) |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Set: 20 cards. |
| 4 | Focus: modern empirical validation layer for psych foundations. |
| 5 | Evidence posture: pragmatic and cautious; effect signals accepted with boundary notes. |
| 6 | |
| 7 | --- |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ## Card 01 |
| 10 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-121 |
| 11 | - world: psychology.validation.psychodynamic |
| 12 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 13 | - confidence: `high` |
| 14 | - signal: umbrella/meta reviews support psychodynamic efficacy for multiple common disorders |
| 15 | - action: treat PDT as evidence-supported option in therapy landscape mapping |
| 16 | - transfer_boundary: not a claim of superiority for every condition |
| 17 | |
| 18 | ## Card 02 |
| 19 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-122 |
| 20 | - world: psychology.validation.psychodynamic |
| 21 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 22 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 23 | - signal: evidence strength varies by diagnosis and trial design |
| 24 | - action: require condition-specific confidence tag before recommendation |
| 25 | - transfer_boundary: block blanket extrapolation to low-evidence conditions |
| 26 | |
| 27 | ## Card 03 |
| 28 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-123 |
| 29 | - world: psychology.validation.psychodynamic |
| 30 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 31 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 32 | - signal: long-term formats show value for complex presentations in part of literature |
| 33 | - action: prefer stepped-care framing with complexity threshold checks |
| 34 | - transfer_boundary: do not equate longer duration with universal better outcome |
| 35 | |
| 36 | ## Card 04 |
| 37 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-124 |
| 38 | - world: psychology.validation.attachment |
| 39 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 40 | - confidence: `high` |
| 41 | - signal: attachment security shows moderate longitudinal stability |
| 42 | - action: use attachment constructs as probabilistic risk/context markers |
| 43 | - transfer_boundary: no deterministic identity labeling from style categories |
| 44 | |
| 45 | ## Card 05 |
| 46 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-125 |
| 47 | - world: psychology.validation.attachment |
| 48 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 49 | - confidence: `high` |
| 50 | - signal: secure attachment associates with better social/behavioral outcomes on average |
| 51 | - action: prioritize relational-safety interventions in collaboration design |
| 52 | - transfer_boundary: effect sizes vary; context can override baseline tendency |
| 53 | |
| 54 | ## Card 06 |
| 55 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-126 |
| 56 | - world: psychology.validation.attachment |
| 57 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 58 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 59 | - signal: maternal/paternal attachment metrics are related but not identical |
| 60 | - action: avoid single-caregiver overgeneralization in narrative models |
| 61 | - transfer_boundary: family-structure and culture require local adaptation |
| 62 | |
| 63 | ## Card 07 |
| 64 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-127 |
| 65 | - world: psychology.validation.transactional-analysis |
| 66 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 67 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 68 | - signal: systematic review/meta reports positive TA treatment effects |
| 69 | - action: keep TA as useful communication/therapy heuristic under evidence-aware framing |
| 70 | - transfer_boundary: quality heterogeneity prevents strong universal claims |
| 71 | |
| 72 | ## Card 08 |
| 73 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-128 |
| 74 | - world: psychology.validation.transactional-analysis |
| 75 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 76 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 77 | - signal: outcomes appear better with structured protocol and relational quality |
| 78 | - action: include structure and alliance factors in TA operational templates |
| 79 | - transfer_boundary: do not attribute all effect to ego-state model alone |
| 80 | |
| 81 | ## Card 09 |
| 82 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-129 |
| 83 | - world: psychology.validation.meaning-centered |
| 84 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 85 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 86 | - signal: meaning-centered interventions show benefit in cancer/palliative populations |
| 87 | - action: classify as context-strong intervention family |
| 88 | - transfer_boundary: general population transfer requires separate evidence check |
| 89 | |
| 90 | ## Card 10 |
| 91 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-130 |
| 92 | - world: psychology.validation.meaning-centered |
| 93 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 94 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 95 | - signal: stronger effects often seen versus passive controls than active controls |
| 96 | - action: treat effect magnitude as design-sensitive, not absolute |
| 97 | - transfer_boundary: compare against active alternatives before policy elevation |
| 98 | |
| 99 | ## Card 11 |
| 100 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-131 |
| 101 | - world: psychology.validation.meaning-centered |
| 102 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 103 | - confidence: `low` |
| 104 | - signal: some outcomes (for example growth metrics) have unstable significance across studies |
| 105 | - action: mark as promising but provisional |
| 106 | - transfer_boundary: no strong recommendation without larger replication set |
| 107 | |
| 108 | ## Card 12 |
| 109 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-132 |
| 110 | - world: psychology.validation.object-relations |
| 111 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 112 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 113 | - signal: substantial instrument/measurement development exists for object relations |
| 114 | - action: use OR mainly as conceptual-assessment lens in mixed models |
| 115 | - transfer_boundary: measurement maturity != treatment efficacy maturity |
| 116 | |
| 117 | ## Card 13 |
| 118 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-133 |
| 119 | - world: psychology.validation.object-relations |
| 120 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 121 | - confidence: `low` |
| 122 | - signal: direct therapy-effect evidence appears more fragmented than broader psychodynamic evidence |
| 123 | - action: keep OR claims in cautious auxiliary role |
| 124 | - transfer_boundary: avoid OR-first policy without stronger comparative outcome data |
| 125 | |
| 126 | ## Card 14 |
| 127 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-134 |
| 128 | - world: psychology.evidence-hygiene |
| 129 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 130 | - confidence: `high` |
| 131 | - signal: classical prestige is mistaken for modern empirical certainty |
| 132 | - action: force claim-class tagging (historical/empirical/interpretive) |
| 133 | - transfer_boundary: promotion denied when class tag is absent |
| 134 | |
| 135 | ## Card 15 |
| 136 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-135 |
| 137 | - world: psychology.evidence-hygiene |
| 138 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 139 | - confidence: `high` |
| 140 | - signal: model selected before problem definition |
| 141 | - action: start with task/outcome definition, then choose lens |
| 142 | - transfer_boundary: no lens-first diagnosis in high-sensitivity contexts |
| 143 | |
| 144 | ## Card 16 |
| 145 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-136 |
| 146 | - world: psychology.cross-cultural-validation |
| 147 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 148 | - confidence: `high` |
| 149 | - signal: intervention effects vary by cultural framing and delivery context |
| 150 | - action: run local adaptation gate before transferring claims |
| 151 | - transfer_boundary: international transfer requires explicit context compatibility note |
| 152 | |
| 153 | ## Card 17 |
| 154 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-137 |
| 155 | - world: psychology.cross-cultural-validation |
| 156 | - epistemic_basis: `inference` |
| 157 | - confidence: `medium` |
| 158 | - signal: existential/meaning language carries culture-specific semantics |
| 159 | - action: prefer neutral-core phrasing and local co-translation |
| 160 | - transfer_boundary: no direct copy of value-laden terms across cultures |
| 161 | |
| 162 | ## Card 18 |
| 163 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-138 |
| 164 | - world: psychology.router-policy |
| 165 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 166 | - confidence: `high` |
| 167 | - signal: multiple schools fit same case with different stories |
| 168 | - action: keep primary lens + one secondary lens, then test contradictions |
| 169 | - transfer_boundary: avoid synthetic mega-model without conflict notes |
| 170 | |
| 171 | ## Card 19 |
| 172 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-139 |
| 173 | - world: psychology.router-policy |
| 174 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 175 | - confidence: `high` |
| 176 | - signal: operational teams request binary answer from nuanced evidence |
| 177 | - action: return tiered confidence recommendation (strong/moderate/provisional) |
| 178 | - transfer_boundary: block yes/no simplification where evidence is mixed |
| 179 | |
| 180 | ## Card 20 |
| 181 | - card_id: KC-2026-02-26-140 |
| 182 | - world: psychology.domain-governance |
| 183 | - epistemic_basis: `fact` |
| 184 | - confidence: `high` |
| 185 | - signal: domain expansion outpaces maintenance discipline |
| 186 | - action: close v1 with DoD checklist and schedule periodic evidence refresh |
| 187 | - transfer_boundary: no new sub-domain ingestion before refresh policy exists |
| 188 | |
| 189 | --- |
| 190 | |
| 191 | ## Source Footing (Validation Pass) |
| 192 | |
| 193 | - Psychodynamic umbrella/meta evidence and equivalence discussions. |
| 194 | - Attachment longitudinal/meta-analytic stability and outcome associations. |
| 195 | - Transactional-analysis systematic review + exploratory meta evidence. |
| 196 | - Meaning-centered/logotherapy-adjacent reviews and meta-analyses. |
| 197 | - Object-relations evidence reviews emphasizing measurement depth and treatment-evidence caution. |
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