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📖 Master TOC — Theory (Why-It-Works Concepts)

Vault-wide TOC āļ‚āļ­āļ‡ theories/concepts āļ—āļļāļāļ­āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āđ‰āļēāļ‡āđƒāļ™ Q&A-Claude folder (12 cases as of 2026-05-27)

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🧠 Developmental Psychology

Theory / Concept Researcher Cases Location What it explains
Concrete Operational Stage ⭐ Piaget case 2 + 3 + 8 + 9 + 12 case 2 hub 7-11yo logical thinking āđƒāļ™ concrete contexts; 6yo āđƒāļāļĨāđ‰
Perspective-Taking Stages 0-5 ⭐ Selman case 3 + 8 + 12 case 3 Sub 3 6-8 = Stage 1 (āļĢāļđāđ‰āļ§āđˆāļēāļ„āļ™āļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡ āđāļ•āđˆ coordinate āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰)
Industry vs Inferiority ⭐ Erikson case 3 + 9 case 3 Sub 7 6-12 stage = competence development crisis
Empathy Development Stages 1-4 Hoffman case 2 + 3 + 8 case 2 6-9 = Stage 3-4 transition
Voice Formation Window 6-9 ⭐ Gilligan + Brown case 3 + 9 + 10 case 3 Sub 5 Critical inoculation period before "loss of voice" at 10-14
PFC Immaturity at 6-7 → Co-regulator Necessity ⭐ Siegel / neuroscience case 11 + 12 case 12 sub 3 Prefrontal cortex āļĒāļąāļ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ‚āļ• → āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢ external regulator
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) Vygotsky case 6 + 9 case 6 Sub 2 Scaffold next-level skill in collaboration with adult
Pipher Reviving Ophelia "Selfing" Pipher case 9 case 9 Sub 1 Girls' identity work prep window
Damour Untangled 7 Transitions Damour case 9 case 9 Sub 1 7 adolescent dev transitions framework
6-7 Critical Timing Window (convergence framework) case 3 + 9 case 3 Sub 1 Why intervention at this age = max leverage
Language Experimentation + Identity Testing 6-7 (developmental synthesis) case 12 case 12 hub Q1 Why kids imitate "powerful" language āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āļēāļĒāļļāļ™āļĩāđ‰
Future-Self Awareness Emerging at 6-7 (concrete operational) case 12 sub 2 Why future-self motivator works at 6-7
Theory of Mind Stage 1-2 Transition Selman case 12 sub 6 Challenge 6 "āđ€āļ‚āļēāđ„āļĄāđˆāđƒāļŠāđˆāļŦāļ™āļđ" = Stage 1; care about others = emerging Stage 2
Piaget + Kohlberg Moral Development Piaget + Kohlberg case 5 case 5 hub Moral reasoning developmental stages

🎭 Behavioral Psychology

Theory / Concept Researcher Cases Location What it explains
Social Learning Theory ⭐ Bandura case 4 + 8 case 4 Sub 4 Child learns FROM modeling > FROM lecture
Coercive Family Process Patterson case 4 case 4 Sub 1 Escape-conditioning trap; both sides negative-reinforced
Punishment Trap ⭐ Kazdin (OSLC) case 1 + 4 + 5 case 4 Sub 2 Punishment != teaching; 70-30 rule; escalation harmful
Forbidden Fruit Effect (developmental psychology) case 12 case 12 hub Q1 Banning makes worse + hidden behavior + no understanding
Reactive Attention Reinforcement (operant conditioning) case 12 case 12 hub Q1 Laughing/attention strengthens unwanted behavior
Extinction Burst (operant conditioning) case 5 case 5 hub Week 1-2 worsening when starting new intervention = normal
Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) applied behavior analysis case 4 + 5 case 4 Sub 7 Change A (trigger) > escalate C (consequence)
Impulse Control Development Barkley case 5 case 5 hub ADHD/executive function research foundation
Intrinsic Motivation Theory Deci & Ryan case 5 case 5 hub Self-determination → autonomy > external reward
Belden et al. 2008 Tantrum Duration Belden case 1 case 1 Sub 1 Empirical threshold for "concerning" tantrum length

👁ïļ Social Psychology

Theory / Concept Researcher Cases Location What it explains
5-to-1 Positive:Negative Ratio ⭐ Gottman case 4 + 7 + 8 case 4 Sub 7 Healthy relationship maintenance threshold
Queen Bees & Wannabes ⭐ Wiseman case 7 case 7 Sub 2 Girl-world social hierarchy via fear/loyalty
Cycle of Mean / Good Girl Trap Simmons case 7 case 7 Sub 2 6-stage girl aggression cycle + niceness pressure
Relational Aggression ⭐ Crick & Grotpeter case 7 + 10 case 7 Sub 2 Using relationships as weapon (exclusion/rumor/withdrawal)
Crick 2006 Longitudinal Predictions Crick case 7 case 7 Sub 2 Relational agg predicts adolescent depression + BPD features
Girlfighting Cultural Critique Lyn Mikel Brown case 7 + 9 case 7 Sub 2 Don't pathologize individual; cultural lens
Power Dead-Even Rule ⭐ Pat Heim case 3 + 7 + 9 case 3 Sub 6 Girl groups enforce "equality" DOWN — explains Queen Bee escalation
KiVa Bullying Reduction Research Salmivalli case 9 case 9 Sub 6 Finland program — 40% bullying reduction data
Bullying Type Classification Olweus case 6 + 7 + 9 case 6 hub Intent + repetition + power imbalance criteria
Olweus Target Pre-Selection Olweus case 6 + 9 case 6 hub Bullies pre-select non-resistant targets → deterrence rationale
Heroic Imagination Project ("hero is verb") Zimbardo case 9 case 9 Sub 6 Heroism as practiced habit, not trait
Bystander Effect LatanÃĐ & Darley case 9 case 9 Sub 6 Diffusion of responsibility; counter via "name + direct"
Vulnerability + Boundary + Empathy + Worthiness Brene Brown case 9 case 9 hub 4 capacities foundation
Belonging Foundation Marilyn Watson case 7 case 7 Sub 2 Exclusion = perversion of belonging drive
Narrative Distortion (defended self-image) case 7 case 7 Sub 4 Child reports incidents with self as morally right; barrier to change
Contingent Self-Worth Crocker & Park case 7 + 9 case 7 Sub 2 Self-worth conditional on external approval → people-pleasing risk
Stand-Between Principle (parental protection) case 12 sub 1 Parent stands between child + other adults' pile-on
Social Influence Redirection (peer effect harnessing) case 12 sub 1 When peers imitate child, use as identity hook for good
Public Shaming Damage Mechanism (identity internalization) case 12 sub 5 3 damages: trust + reinforces behavior + invites pile-on
Recount-āļ•āđˆāļ­āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļē Trap (identity tag rot) case 12 sub 5 Talking about child to others in their presence installs identity
Challenge = Good Outcome Theory (engagement signal) case 12 sub 6 Push-back = thinking = path to deep buy-in
NO Challenge = Warning Signal (silent compliance theory) case 12 sub 6 Quiet compliance may be fear, not internalization

ðŸ—Ģïļ Communication & Voice Theory

Theory / Concept Researcher Cases Location What it explains
Voice Formation Theory ⭐ Carol Gilligan case 3 + 9 + 10 case 3 Sub 5 "In a Different Voice" — girls' development trajectory
Voice Trajectory Lyn Mikel Brown case 3 + 9 case 3 Sub 5 Voice loss pattern 7-10 + maternal modeling effect
Faber/Mazlish Acknowledge-First Faber/Mazlish case 2 case 2 Sub 1 "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen" framework
Parent Effectiveness Training (P.E.T.) Thomas Gordon case 9 case 9 Sub 8 I-statement framework — 3-stage
Code-switching as Social Pragmatics (sociolinguistics) case 12 case 12 hub Q1 Multiple speech registers ≠ moral judgment; āļ—āļąāļāļĐāļ°āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāļēāļĢ
Care Trap Mechanism ⭐ Gilligan + Brown case 10 case 10 Sub 1 Trade voice for relationship/approval pattern
Effectiveness vs Niceness Frame (derived from voice theory) case 10 case 10 Sub 1 Judge aim ≠ judge emotion = preserves voice
"WHAT preserve, HOW refine" Principle ⭐ (synthesis) case 9 + 10 + 12 case 9 Sub 8 Don't judge content/expression; scaffold delivery
Translator Amplification (anime dub) (cultural linguistics) case 12 case 12 hub Q1 おãūえ/ãĶめえ → āļœāļđāđ‰āđāļ›āļĨāđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ„āļģāļŦāļĒāļēāļšāđ„āļ—āļĒ āđ€āļāļīāļ™āļ•āđ‰āļ™āļ‰āļšāļąāļš

🧎 Attachment & Regulation Theory

Theory / Concept Researcher Cases Location What it explains
"Name it to Tame it" ⭐ Dan Siegel case 12 case 12 sub 3 Naming emotion brings PFC online, calms amygdala
Connection-Before-Correction ⭐ Siegel & Bryson case 5 + 8 case 5 hub Right brain → connect → upstairs brain
Window of Tolerance Siegel case 11 case 11 Sub 2 Hyperarousal / hypoarousal / optimal zone model
Still-Face Experiment / Mutual Regulation ⭐ Tronick case 4 + 11 case 4 Sub 5 Parent emotional state modulates child's
Rupture-Repair Model ⭐ Tronick case 4 + 8 case 4 Sub 5 33% mismatch normal; repair ratio teaches resilience
Polyvagal Theory Stephen Porges case 6 + 11 case 6 Sub 2 Autonomic nervous system + vagus nerve activation
Emotional Security Hypothesis ⭐ Cummings & Davies case 4 case 4 Sub 3 Child security based on adult conflict patterns observed
Good-Enough Parent ⭐ D.W. Winnicott + Tronick case 4 case 4 Sub 5 Perfect impossible + counter-productive; 30% mismatch healthy
Co-Regulation as Bridge to Self-Regulation ⭐ Siegel + Tronick case 8 + 11 + 12 case 12 sub 3 Parent regulates first; gradual transfer to child
Symptom vs Cause Distinction (clinical principle) case 12 case 12 sub 3 Behavior intervention won't work if root is emotion-driven
Vocabulary-as-Regulation (Emotion granularity) case 12 case 12 sub 3 Better word = better regulation; "āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢāļ§āļ°" = vocab gap
Body-Based Regulation (somatic + neuroscience) case 12 case 12 sub 3 Some emotional energy needs physical valve, not verbal
Secure Base Theory Attachment research — By-Topic Foundational attachment concept

ðŸĨ‹ Resilience & Behavior Change Theory

Theory / Concept Researcher Cases Location What it explains
Gentle Warrior MA Research 2008 Twemlow case 6 + 9 case 6 hub MA training reduces both aggression + victimization
MA + Self-Regulation RCT Lakes & Hoyt 2004 case 6 case 6 hub Randomized controlled trial — discipline benefit
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) ⭐ Marsha Linehan case 6 + 11 case 6 Sub 2 Wise mind + TIPP + distress tolerance
CBT Behavioral Experiment Aaron Beck case 6 case 6 Sub 2 Test belief through behavior, not argument
Zone of Proximal Development Vygotsky case 6 + 9 case 6 Sub 2 Scaffold next-level skill with adult support
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) Steven Hayes case 6 case 6 Sub 2 Psychological flexibility framework
Anti-Fragility Nassim Taleb case 6 case 6 Sub 2 Systems that gain from stress; Pendulum aligns
Pendulum aligns w/ DBT/CBT/ZPD/ACT (multi-theory convergence) (synthesis) case 6 case 6 Sub 2 Why "experience āđ€āļāļīāļ™āđ„āļ› first to anchor āļžāļ­āļ”āļĩ" empirically sound

📊 Discipline & Consequence Theory

Theory / Concept Researcher Cases Location What it explains
Parenting Styles 4-Quadrant Baumrind case 5 case 5 hub Authoritative > Authoritarian/Permissive/Neglectful
Natural + Logical Consequences Dreikurs (Adlerian) case 5 case 5 hub Foundational consequence framework
Positive Discipline (Kind + Firm) ⭐ Jane Nelsen case 5 case 5 hub Kind AND firm ≠ permissive ≠ punitive
Skill Deficit vs Won't (CPS) ⭐ Ross Greene case 5 case 5 hub Most behavior issues = can't, not won't → consequences damage

🎎 Media & Cultural Theory

Theory / Concept Source Cases Location What it explains
Media Co-Pilot Rationale (developmental + media research) case 12 case 12 hub 6-10 āļ‚āļ§āļš parents are media co-pilot, not just gatekeeper
Active vs Passive vs Solo Viewing Balance (autonomy + influence theory) case 12 case 12 sub 4 Don't co-view 100% — child needs private viewing for ownership
Translator Editorial Choices (anime → Thai) (cultural translation) case 12 case 12 hub Thai dub amplifies roughness vs Japanese original
Thai Cultural Context (face/āļ­āļēāļĒ/hierarchy) ⭐ Thai parenting research case 3 + 6 + 7 + 11 case 3 Sub 12 Cultural adaptations needed for global frameworks

🔎 Evidence-Base & Consumer Evaluation Theory (case 11)

Theory / Concept Source Location What it explains
Cochrane Review Standards Cochrane Collaboration case 11 Sub 1 Gold standard for evidence-base evaluation
AAP 2012 Statement on SI American Academy of Pediatrics case 11 Sub 1 "Limited and inconclusive" — official position
DSM-5 / ICD-11 Inclusion Logic clinical taxonomy case 11 Sub 1 Why "retained primitive reflex" ≠ recognized diagnosis
Retained Reflex Theory Critique ⭐ (mixed evidence review) case 11 Sub 1 INPP/Masgutova/Brain Gym promoters vs research weakness
Framing vs Intervention Distinction ⭐ (consumer evaluation) case 11 Sub 2 Framing āļ­āđˆāļ­āļ™ + actual intervention solid = āļ—āļģāļ•āđˆāļ­āđ„āļ”āđ‰
Evidence-Base Separation Principle (consumer evaluation) case 11 Sub 2 Word-swap framing to evidence-based terms
Don't Over-Attribute Progress (parent self-cue) case 11 Sub 2 Credit āļ•āļąāļ§āđ€āļ­āļ‡ + āļĨāļđāļ + maturation + home work, not just clinic
Pseudoscience Modality List ⭐ (consumer evaluation) case 11 Sub 1 Brain Gym, Masgutova MNRI, INPP — red flag list

🔄 System & Integration Theory

Theory / Concept Source Cases Location What it explains
3-Level Buy-in: Rule → Skill → Identity ⭐ (internalization theory) case 12 case 12 sub 2 Identity sticks longer than Rule; surface vs deep change
Subject-not-Object Meta-cognitive Reframe ⭐ (cognitive theory) case 12 case 12 sub 2 Object-of-correction → Subject-who-analyzes shift
Acknowledgment of Appeal — Paradoxical De-power (counterintuitive psych) case 12 case 12 sub 2 āļĒāļ­āļĄāļĢāļąāļš appeal → āļĨāļđāļāđ„āļĄāđˆ defensive
Shame/Comparison/Threat — Why Each Fails (counter-evidence collection) case 12 case 12 sub 2 shame=identity damage; compare=resentment; threat=fear ≠ internalize
Vulnerability + Accountability Modeling ⭐ (parent vulnerability theory) case 12 case 12 sub 6 Parent admits → deeper teaching than 100 lectures (Challenge 4)
System Integration > Isolated Tactics ⭐ (synthesis) case 12 case 12 sub 6 5 tracks work as system, not standalone techniques
6-Month Intervention Timeline (multi-domain parent learning) (synthesis) case 9 case 9 hub Realistic horizon for sustained behavior change
Natural Consequence vs Punishment (social signaling) (consequence theory) case 1 + 12 case 12 hub Q1 §5 "āđāļĄāđˆāļˆāļ°āļžāļąāļāļ„āļļāļĒ" = social consequence, not punishment

🧎 Perfectionism Theory (case 13 — new cluster)

Theory / Concept Researcher Cases Location What it explains
⭐ Maladaptive Perfectionism (3-component) Stoeber & Otto + Frost + Hewitt & Flett + Shafran case 13 sub 1 High standards + harsh self-criticism + worth-tied-to-performance
Concern over Mistakes (COM) Frost et al. (1990) case 13 sub 1 Key maladaptive marker — anxiety about errors
Doubts about Actions (DA) Frost et al. (1990) case 13 sub 1 Key maladaptive marker — uncertainty about action quality
Self-Handicapping Berglas & Jones (1978) case 13 sub 1 Hiding ability to protect ego from potential failure
Perfectionism Suicidality Link Hewitt et al. (2014) meta-analysis case 13 hub Perfectionism predicts suicidality in adolescents
⭐ Erikson Industry vs Inferiority Erikson case 3 + 9 + 13 case 13 sub 2 6-12 stage — "āļ‰āļąāļ™āļ—āļģāđ„āļ”āđ‰āđ„āļŦāļĄ"; perfectionism = pathological response to inferiority anxiety
Self-Concept Theory Rosenberg (1979) + Marsh & Shavelson (1985) case 13 sub 3 Cognitive identity — domain-specific + trait-based
⭐ Self-Efficacy Theory Bandura (1977, 1997) case 13 sub 4 · sub 6 Belief in task-specific capability — 4 sources
Self-Esteem Theory Rosenberg (1965) case 13 sub 5 Global emotional self-worth
Contingent Self-Worth Crocker & Park (2004) case 13 sub 5 Self-worth conditional on academic competence = strongest predictor adolescent anxiety/depression
⭐ Self-Compassion Kristin Neff (2003) case 13 sub 8 Counter to harsh inner critic; 3 components
Self-Compassion vs Self-Esteem distinction Neff case 13 sub 8 Unconditional vs comparison-based
Failure Tolerance Theory Lisa Damour case 13 sub 9 Goldilocks Failure — over-protection → low tolerance → catastrophic reaction
Decatastrophizing CBT Beck (1976) + Shafran (2010) case 13 sub 10 Explicit exploration of feared outcome reveals manageability
⭐ Attribution Theory Bernard Weiner (1985, 1986) case 13 sub 11 3 dimensions: Locus / Stability / Controllability
Perfectionist Attribution Trap (Weiner applied) case 13 sub 11 Success = external/unstable/uncontrollable; Failure = internal/stable/uncontrollable = worst of both
Voice Suppression / Concealment Early Marker Gilligan + Brown + Pipher applied case 13 sub 12 Hiding competence = early voice suppression at 6-9 window
⭐ Shame vs Guilt Distinction BrenÃĐ Brown + Tangney case 13 sub 13 Guilt = behavior (productive) / Shame = identity (toxic — correlates depression/addiction/suicidality)
Perfectionism = Shame Armor Brown case 13 sub 13 Perfectionism fueled by chronic shame
Pareto Principle Applied to Mental Health (Brown/Ben-Shahar synthesis) case 13 sub 14 80→100% = 3-5x effort for marginal gain
Externalization Reduces Emotional Reactivity Kross et al. (2014) case 13 sub 15 Externalizing self-talk reduces reactivity 30-40%
Narrative Therapy Externalization White & Epston (1990) case 13 sub 15 Separate problem from identity; "fused with self" vs "externalized"
ACT Psychological Flexibility Steven Hayes case 6 + 13 case 13 sub 15 Defusion from thoughts as truth
Perfectionism Heritability + Modeling Stoeber et al. + Frost case 13 sub 17 30-40% heritable + 30% environmental modeling effect
Thai Cultural Perfectionism Amplifiers (cultural applied) case 13 sub 17 Exam culture / "āđ€āļ”āđ‡āļāļ”āļĩ" / "āļ­āļēāļĒ" / hierarchy / comparison culture
CBT for Perfectionism (CBT-P) Protocol Shafran/Egan/Wade case 13 hub Evidence-based treatment protocol

🔗 Related TOC + Index

  • 🏛ïļ Master TOC — Framework (named models + applicable tools across all 13 cases)
  • 📋 Q&A-Claude folder index (case-by-case listing with full descriptions)
  • 🏷ïļ Taxonomy (controlled vocab + Q&A Claude additions section)
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