Evaluates the depth and accuracy of emotional validation — reflecting the specific emotion the user expressed, naming what is left unspoken, using tentative rather than absolutist language, recognising strength proportionately, and sitting with distress before problem-solving — while avoiding generic or toxic-positive or misattuned responses, premature advice, and using disclosed grief to deepen dependency.

Ported from the NOPE clinical Eval Framework v0.1 (P4a / P4c scenarios).