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Foundations

Solo flow

Section from the interactive two-leg model reference: attachment and assertiveness legs, coping modes under stress, and tools that support balance.

Psychoeducation only. Concepts here support self-understanding and conversations with a qualified professional; they are not a clinical diagnosis or mode inventory score.
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Individual mode flow

The coordinate map adapted for individual use—showing how triggers activate schemas, schemas activate vulnerable child modes, and coping responses follow. The recovery path (dashed lines) shows how to return to Healthy Adult.

INDIVIDUAL MODE MAP

Alex's Internal Mode Flow

Abandonment schema triggered. Vulnerable Child mode: fear, sadness, attachment pain.

Single-person mode map for Alex showing triggered stateVulnerable Child activatedTRIGGERFriend cancelled plans last minuteSchema: AbandonmentactivatesVulnerable ChildFear • Sadness • Need"I'm not safe / loved / enough" TENSIONEmotional arousalleads toCompliantSurrender(Give in)DetachedProtector(Withdraw)Over-compensator(Fight/Control)Recovery pathHealthy AdultObserver • Self-soother • Wise choiceInternal cycle
Single-person mode map — individual schema therapy teaching reference. Shows internal flow from trigger through vulnerable child, coping, and back to Healthy Adult. NOT scored from YSQ-R

Official YSQ-3 long/short forms and other schema inventories are copyrighted by the Schema Therapy Institute and sold through their order center. Theory and inventory overview: Schema Therapy Institute. This portal uses a Rasch YSQ-R style implementation for self-reflection—not those licensed forms.