The Rose of Leary (Leary, 1957) describes how people relate to others in terms of dominance and affiliation. Freudche translates this model to every session — automatically, transparently, and clinically responsibly.
Relationship mapping · Not a diagnosis · Evidence-grounded
The interpersonal circumplex of Leary (1957) organises interpersonal behaviour along two axes: dominance (submissive ↔ dominant) and affiliation (hostile ↔ warm). Every behaviour in the therapeutic space — how a patient talks about parents, partners, colleagues — can be placed within this circular model of 8 octants.
From fully submissive (-1.0) to fully dominant (+1.0). Describes the power dynamic in a relationship as the patient experiences it.
From fully hostile (-1.0) to fully warm (+1.0). Describes the affective quality of the relationship.
Freudche scores each character who comes up on both axes on a scale of -1.0 to +1.0. Scores are displayed with a confidence level: HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW. Only HIGH and MEDIUM confidence scores are shown — noise suppression by design.
Every score is backed by verbatim quotes from the session. You see exactly which patient statements led to the score — full transparency, no black box.
Freudche tracks how characters move across sessions. You see patterns over time on the circumplex — how a relationship evolves across weeks and months.
Groups like 'my parents' or 'my colleagues' are not scored. The Rose of Leary is a model for individual interpersonal dynamics — placing a group on the circumplex is clinically incoherent.
If a character does not come up in a session, Freudche does not score them as hostile or neutral. Absence from a session does not mean absence of warmth — the model is only applied where evidence is available.
The Rose of Leary in Freudche is an instrument for relationship mapping — it describes how the patient speaks about others, not who those others are. It is not a personality assessment of third parties. It is not a diagnostic instrument. It flags patterns in the therapeutic space that the therapist can incorporate into their clinical reasoning — not as a conclusion, but as a supplement.
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