Connecting +30 Global Models — The Science Behind TEG-Blue

How 30+ theories, frameworks, and cultural models come together in one map

TEG-Blue™ stands on the shoulders of giants—fusing insights from more than 30 groundbreaking frameworks across psychology, neuroscience, sociology, systems thinking, education, and AI.

But what makes it different is how these elements connect—turning scattered brilliance into a living, practical map for healing and change.

TEG-Blue™ — Deep Research Alignment Table

How external theories/models align across the 11 TEG-Blue maps (1–11)

#	Theory / Model	Domain	Primary Alignment (Strongest Map)	Additional Alignments	Connection Summary
1	Polyvagal Theory — Porges	Neuroscience / Trauma	1 – Emotional Gradient	3, 6, 8, 9, 10	Biological basis for Connection vs Protection; anchors state-before-story.
2	Somatic Marker Hypothesis — Damasio	Neuroscience / Emotion	1 – Emotional Gradient	6, 11	Emotions as decision data; “read state before content.”
3	Predictive Coding / Threat Detection (amygdala)	Neuroscience	6 – Bias Architecture	1, 3, 11	Bias as pattern-completion under threat; safety needed to update priors.
4	Cognitive Biases — Kahneman & Tversky	Decision Science	6 – Bias Architecture	4, 7, 11	Reframed from “thinking errors” to emotional protection in TEG-Blue.
5	Cognitive Dissonance — Festinger	Psychology	11 – Human Paradoxes	6, 7, 3	Explains survival tension between beliefs/needs; resolves through safety.
6	Social Identity Theory — Tajfel & Turner	Social Psych	6 – Bias Architecture	4, 7, 11	Shows group belonging as bias reward; TEG-Blue adds emotional cost.
7	System Justification — Jost	Social Psych	6 – Bias Architecture	4, 7	Why harmful beliefs feel stabilizing and are socially rewarded.
8	Critical Race / Feminist / Disability Studies	Cultural Studies	6 – Bias Architecture	4, 5, 7	Systemic bias as socially reproduced; TEG-Blue adds survival-state lens.
9	Winnicott — True/False Self	Dev. Psych	2 – Ego Persona Construct	3, 9, 10	Mask as protective adaptation, not pathology.
10	Internal Family Systems — Schwartz	Clinical / Parts	2 – Ego Persona Construct	3, 9	Unblending parts; thanking protectors; access to Real Self.
11	Rogers — Organismic Valuing	Humanistic Psych	9 – The True Self	2, 3	Returns from performance to inner truth; values-led repair.
12	Jung — Persona / Shadow	Depth Psych	11 – Human Paradoxes	2, 3	Contradictions and defended identity; integration over suppression.
13	Daniel Siegel — Interpersonal Neurobiology	Neuroscience	3 – Three Inner Layers	9, 10, 11	Integration/coherence across layers; regulation through relationship.
14	Bourdieu — Forms of Capital	Sociology	5 – Capital Filter	4, 7, 8	Visibility ≠ value; surfaces hidden gates and criteria.
15	Goffman — Presentation of Self	Sociology / Identity	3 – Three Inner Layers	4, 6, 11	Role Mask as performance; social scripts reinforce it.
16	Hochschild — Emotional Labor	Sociology	9 – The True Self	4, 5	How roles demand regulated displays; cost to authenticity.
17	Trauma Bonding — Dutton & Painter	Trauma Studies	7 – How Tyrants Are Made	1, 4, 9	Attachment under harm sustains manipulation → domination.
18	Betrayal Trauma — Freyd	Trauma Studies	7 – How Tyrants Are Made	10	Why victims doubt reality; maps escalation of deliberate harm.
19	Coercive Control — Stark	Criminology	7 – How Tyrants Are Made	4, 6	Control as patterned strategy, not conflict; calmness as control.
20	Gaslighting — Abramson (analysis)	Philosophy / Psych	7 – How Tyrants Are Made	4, 6, 11	Epistemic distortion as abuse tactic; “fog” becomes measurable.
21	Authoritarian Personality — Adorno	Political Psych	7 – How Tyrants Are Made	4, 6	Personality + culture shaping domination; reinforced by scripts.
22	Arendt — Banality of Evil	Political Philosophy	11 – Human Paradoxes	7	Harm normalized by systems; moral detachment as “orderliness.”
23	Milgram — Obedience to Authority	Social Psych	4 – False Models of Society	7, 11	Obedience scripts; “respect ≠ submission” counter-model.
24	ACE Study — Felitti et al.	Public Health	10 – Generational Bridges	1, 2, 9	Early adversity shaping adult regulation; informs lineage repair.
25	Bowlby / Crittenden — Attachment	Dev. Psych	9 – The True Self	2, 10	Secure base vs mask formation; strategies across generations.
26	Rachel Yehuda — Epigenetics of Trauma	Neuroscience	10 – Generational Bridges	1, 9	Biological transmission; conditions for reversal/repair.
27	Judith Herman — Trauma & Recovery	Trauma Studies	10 – Generational Bridges	1, 2, 7, 9	Stages of recovery; truth+safety before reconnection.
28	Peter Levine — Somatic Experiencing	Somatics	9 – The True Self	1, 6, 10	Body-first retrieval; presence with “crying baby.”
29	Janina Fisher — Parts & Memory	Clinical / Trauma	9 – The True Self	2, 3	Parts work for shame/fragmentation; practical doorways.
30	Kristin Neff — Self-Compassion	Clinical	9 – The True Self	1, 10	Reduces shame; enables mask-loosening without collapse.
31	Neurodiversity Paradigm — Singer	Sociology	8 – Neurodivergence & Evolution	1, 3, 5	Difference as needed intelligence; not defect.
32	Intense World Theory — Markram	Neuroscience	8 – Neurodivergence & Evolution	1, 3	Heightened salience / patterning reframed as gift.
33	Executive Function / Sensory Processing	Psych / OT	8 – Neurodivergence & Evolution	1, 3	Overlap of sensory + emotional regulation; design for thresholds.
34	UDL / Differentiated Instruction / CASEL SEL	Education	8 – Neurodivergence & Evolution	4, 6, 10	From inclusion ideals to emotional systems that actually fit.
35	Social Model of Disability	Sociology	8 – Neurodivergence & Evolution	4, 5	Barriers > bodies; adds nervous-system toll of misattunement.
36	Narrative Therapy — White & Epston	Therapy	10 – Generational Bridges	9, 11	Re-authoring family stories; chosen legacy.
37	Bowen / Minuchin / Boszormenyi-Nagy / Satir	Family Systems	10 – Generational Bridges	2, 7, 9	Transmission, hierarchy, ethics, reconstruction for repair.
38	Ubuntu Philosophy / Māori Elderhood	Cross-Cultural Ethics	10 – Generational Bridges	11, 4	Communal repair; true elderhood vs toxic power.
39	Peirce — Fallibilism	Epistemology	6 – Bias Architecture	11	Humility as method; bias unlearned through safety + revision.
40	Ricoeur — Hermeneutics of Suspicion	Philosophy	6 – Bias Architecture	11	Seeing filters that distort truth; adds emotional root-cause view.

Synthesis Methodology — How These Theories Were Combined

Pattern Recognition, Not Copy-Paste Each theory was treated as a fragment of a larger system. TEG-Blue™ applies the logic of gradients and systems mapping to reveal overlaps, contradictions, and hidden assumptions between disciplines that rarely interact. The result is not a summary of sources, but a new structure that organizes emotional logic across individual, relational, and systemic levels.

Gap-Filling With Lived Experience and AI Where traditional frameworks conflicted or left gaps, synthesis emerged through lived experience, community reflection, and AI-assisted cross-referencing.

This process uncovered relationships that might remain invisible within the limits of any single field — demonstrating how emotion can be mapped as data without losing human depth.

Transparent Humility

TEG-Blue™ does not claim mastery over these disciplines. It serves as a transparent integrative map that makes relationships between models visible and traceable:

“Here’s where these theories meet. Here’s what they explain. Here’s what we are still learning.” The purpose is not ownership — but clarity, connection, and shared progress.

Open to Feedback and Growth

This synthesis is open for academic and public collaboration. Researchers, practitioners, and educators are invited to contribute feedback, validations, and critiques to further refine how emotional logic is represented across human and artificial systems.

Citation Note

This table and synthesis were compiled from over 30 established frameworks across psychology, neuroscience, sociology, education, trauma studies, and AI ethics as part of the 2024–2025 Deep Research Validation Study for TEG-Blue™ — Emotional Technology for Healing and Repair.

The process was reviewed with cross-domain experts to ensure conceptual integrity, alignment with trauma-informed principles, and readiness for AI integration.