Transmitted Structural Coherence: A Functional Extension of Continuing Bonds Theory Under Conditions of Violent Loss and Extreme Survival Pressure

This preprint introduces Transmitted Structural Coherence (TSC) as a theoretical construct extending continuing bonds theory. TSC names a functionally distinct phenomenon: the persistence of a deceased significant other’s organizing logic inside the survivor as a structurally operative architecture under conditions of extreme pressure. The paper distinguishes TSC from internalized continuing bonds, secure base use, legacy motivation, and post-traumatic growth; proposes three defining properties of the construct; presents an illustrative autobiographical case analysis; and positions TSC within the Graskheenics framework as a pre-event transmission layer relevant to survival navigation, bereavement theory, and trauma research.