The Structural Elucidation of Trauma: A Cognitive Model of Non-Leapability and Redefinitional Failure

This paper presents a structural reinterpretation of trauma within the framework of Core Belief Structure Theory (Kakushin Kōzōron), a philosophical system proposed by the author.Contrary to traditional perspectives that view trauma as a psychological, emotional, or neurophysiological phenomenon, this study defines trauma as a frozen state of cognition in which meaning structures are rigidly fixed and no longer subject to redefinition.This condition arises from the failure of "Mindflight Cognition"—the structured cognitive leap involving perspective shift, structural reorganization, and value-centered anchoring—and is further reinforced by the suppression of core belief (kakushin) and the emergence of compensatory structures.The paper systematically analyzes the structural formation of trauma, the cognitive mechanisms of non-leapability, the initial signs of redefinition, and the process by which structural recovery can be intentionally designed.Finally, it argues that trauma, rather than lying outside the scope of philosophical theory, serves as an internal proof target for the system itself, thereby validating the coherence, generativity, and inclusive capacity of Core Belief Structure Theory.