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The research aims to extend the Triadic Balance Framework by introducing the C-S-L-R protocol to improve individual motivational balance.

April 12, 2026Open Access

Triadic Balance Framework – Individual Extension: C-E-L-R Clinical Protocol and Configurational Diagnosis

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The research aims to extend the Triadic Balance Framework by introducing the C-S-L-R protocol to improve individual motivational balance.
Developed the C-S-L-R protocol for clinical use.
Outlined configurational diagnosis and the two-threshold model.
Discussed risk management strategies for specific profiles.
Introduced Anchored Wellbeing Ethics as a normative foundation.
Presented a sequenced intervention designed to restore motivational balance.
Identified specific diagnostic criteria and misuse-prevention guidelines.
Provided case examples to illustrate framework applicability.

Abstract

This paper develops the individual applied extension of the Triadic Balance Framework (TBF). It presents the C-S-L-R protocol (Courage–Self–Love–Reason) as the sequenced clinical intervention for restoring motivational balance, grounded in the iSPAA Default Hypothesis: regulatory state restoration must precede domain-level work as an architectural necessity, not merely a therapeutic preference. The paper details configurational diagnosis, the two-threshold model, risk management for high-ECA/low-AEACFO profiles, and Anchored Wellbeing Ethics (AWE) as a non-moral normative foundation grounded in biological necessity. It includes case examples, differential diagnosis, and explicit misuse-prevention criteria, making the framework usable by clinicians, coaches, and individuals while preserving its descriptive, non-moral core. Epistemic status: 8/10 internal coherence, 3/10 empirical validation.

Triadic Balance Framework – Individual Extension: C-E-L-R Clinical Protocol and Configurational Diagnosis

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