The Cherchian Model: A Reality-Centred Account of Psychological Resistance, Clinical Protocol, and Addiction as Multi-Substrate Absion

Key Points

• The aim is to develop a comprehensive model of psychological resistance and addiction while providing clinical protocols for effective trauma integration.
• Developed a four-channel model incorporating psychological resistance and reality as a constant.
• Formulated a five-stage clinical protocol for addressing trauma.
• Provided 14 independently falsifiable predictions regarding addiction as multi-substrate absion.
• Introduced a structured model that predicts psychological resistance in clinical settings.
• Outlined a procedural approach for trauma integration that can be tested for efficacy.
• Presented 14 distinct predictions about addiction that can be validated through future research.

Abstract