Every claim has a source. Here they are.
 

PERS6NɅ isn't built on an isolated intuition, but on a cross-reading of more than sixty sources: psychoanalysis, Transactional Analysis, current clinical classifications, developmental neuroscience, social psychology, and philosophy. Here are all the references that shaped the model, organized by theme.

 

Current Clinical Classifications

Three reference classifications, regularly updated by the institutions that publish them, structure the clinical reading PERS6NɅ is inspired by — without ever substituting for it or implying any endorsement by their authors or publishers.

CIM-11
World Health Organization. (2022). International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11). Geneva: World Health Organization. In effect since January 1, 2022, available at icd.who.int.The international reference used by health professionals worldwide to classify diseases and disorders, including personality disorders, using a dimensional approach (mild / moderate / severe severity). © World Health Organization. All rights reserved.

DSM5-TR

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89042-575-6.
The North American reference in psychiatry and clinical psychology, published by the American Psychiatric Association. The DSM describes diagnostic criteria for mental disorders, including personality disorders, and has been regularly revised since its first edition (1952). © American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.

PDM-3
Lingiardi, V., & McWilliams, N. (Eds.). (2017). Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, Second Edition (PDM-2). New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 978-1-4625-2917-1.
A manual complementary to categorical classifications (DSM, ICD), focused on psychic functioning and the depth of mental processes rather than symptom categorization alone. © Guilford Press. All rights reserved. A PDM-3 edition is mentioned by some Transactional Analysis and psychodynamic practitioners; its official publication and exact bibliographic details remain to be confirmed.

 

Transactional Analysis

Berne, E. (1961). Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy: A Systematic Individual and Social Psychiatry. New York: Grove Press.
Berne, E. (1964). Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships. New York: Grove Press.
Berne, E. (1972). What Do You Say After You Say Hello? The Psychology of Human Destiny. New York: Grove Press.
Steiner, C. M. (1971). Games Alcoholics Play: The Analysis of Life Scripts. New York: Grove Press.
Steiner, C. M. (1974). Scripts People Live: Transactional Analysis of Life Scripts. New York: Grove Press.
Kahler, T. (1978). Transactional Analysis Revisited. Little Rock, AR: Human Development Publications.
Karpman, S. B. (2014). A Game Free Life: The Definitive Book on the Drama Triangle and Compassion Triangle by the Originator and Author. San Francisco, CA: Drama Triangle Publications.
Goulding, M. M., & Goulding, R. L. (1979). Changing Lives Through Redecision Therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
Moiso, C., & Novellino, M. (2004). Analyse transactionnelle : retour aux sources [Transactional Analysis: Back to the Sources]. Les Éditions d'Analyse Transactionnelle.
Grégoire, J. (2019). Les états du moi : trois systèmes interactifs [Ego States: Three Interactive Systems]. Paris: Institut français d'analyse transactionnelle.

 

Psychoanalysis and Historical Foundations

Freud, S. (1905). Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality. In The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, Volume VII. London: Hogarth Press.
Freud, S. (1915). The Unconscious. In The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, Vol. XIV. London: Hogarth Press.
Jung, C. G. (1921/1971). Psychological Types. In The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Vol. 6. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
James, W. (1890). The Principles of Psychology. New York: Henry Holt and Company.

 

Child Development and Neuroscience

Bowlby, J. (1969/1982). Attachment and Loss, Vol. 1: Attachment (2nd ed.). New York: Basic Books.
Erikson, E. H. (1950). Childhood and Society. New York: Norton.
Erikson, E. H. (1968). Identity: Youth and Crisis. New York: W. W. Norton.
Piaget, J., & Inhelder, B. (1969). The Psychology of the Child. New York: Basic Books.
Marcia, J. E. (1966). Development and validation of ego-identity status. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 3(5).
Thomas, A., & Chess, S. (1977). Temperament and Development. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
Hebb, D. O. (1949). The Organization of Behavior: A Neuropsychological Theory. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Huttenlocher, P. R. (1979). Synaptic density in human frontal cortex. Brain Research, 163(2), 195–205.
Huttenlocher, P. R., & Dabholkar, A. S. (1997). Regional differences in synaptogenesis in human cerebral cortex. The Journal of Comparative Neurology, 387(2), 167–178.
Budday, S., Steinmann, P., & Kuhl, E. (2015). Physical biology of human brain development. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 9, 257.
Cusick, S. E., & Georgieff, M. K. (2016). The Role of Nutrition in Brain Development. The Journal of Pediatrics, 175, 16–21.
Lautarescu, A., Craig, M. C., & Glover, V. (2020). Prenatal stress: Effects on fetal and child brain development. International Review of Neurobiology, 150, 17–40.
Leibovitz, Z., Lerman-Sagie, T., & Haddad, L. (2022). Fetal Brain Development: Regulating Processes and Related Malformations. Life, 12(6), 809.
Fox, S. E., Levitt, P., & Nelson, C. A. III. (2010). How the Timing and Quality of Early Experiences Influence the Development of Brain Architecture. Child Development, 81(1).
Thompson, R. A. (2024). Early Brain Development and Public Health. Delaware Journal of Public Health, 10(4), 6–11.
Tierney, A. L., & Nelson, C. A. III. (2009). Brain Development and the Role of Experience in the Early Years. Zero to Three, 30(2).
Gunnar, M., & Quevedo, K. (2007). The neurobiology of stress and development. Annual Review of Psychology, 58, 145–173.
Kagan, J., & Snidman, N. (2004). The Long Shadow of Temperament. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Cloninger, C. R., Cloninger, K. M., Zwir, I., & Keltikangas-Järvinen, L. (2019). The complex genetics and biology of human temperament. Translational Psychiatry, 9, 290.
Saudino, K. J., & Micalizzi, L. (2015). Emerging trends in behavioral genetic studies of child temperament. Child Development Perspectives.
Rothbart, M. K. (2011). Developing mechanisms of self-regulation in early life. Emotion Review, 3(2), 207–213.

 

Personality, Temperament, and Cognition

Eysenck, H. J. (1967). The Biological Basis of Personality. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
Murray, H. A. (1938). Explorations in Personality. New York: Oxford University Press.
Lewin, K. (1935). A Dynamic Theory of Personality. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Lewin, K. (1951). Field Theory in Social Science: Selected Theoretical Papers. New York: Harper & Row.
Rotter, J. B. (1966). Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs, 80(1), 1–28.
Mischel, W., Ebbesen, E. B., & Raskoff Zeiss, A. (1972). Cognitive and attentional mechanisms in delay of gratification. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 21(2), 204–218.
Zimbardo, P. G., & Boyd, J. N. (1999). Putting time in perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 77(6), 1271–1288.
Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1974). Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Science, 185(4157), 1124–1131.
Ekman, P. (1992). Are There Basic Emotions? Psychological Review, 99(3), 550–553.
Geen, R. G. (1984). Preferred stimulation levels in introverts and extraverts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46(6), 1303–1312.

 

Motivation and Fulfillment

Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55(1), 68–78.
Frankl, V. E. (1969). The Will to Meaning: Foundations and Applications of Logotherapy. New York: New American Library.
Brehm, J. W. (1966). A Theory of Psychological Reactance. New York: Academic Press.

Relational Dynamics and Communication

Schutz, W. C. (1958). FIRO: A Three-Dimensional Theory of Interpersonal Behavior. New York: Rinehart.
Schutz, W. (1994). The Human Element: Productivity, Self-Esteem, and the Bottom Line. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Hall, E. T. (1966). The Hidden Dimension. New York: Doubleday.
Sommer, R. (1969). Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Altman, I. (1975). The Environment and Social Behavior: Privacy, Personal Space, Territory, Crowding. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Sapir, E. (1929). The Status of Linguistics as a Science. Language, 5(4), 207–214.
Whorf, B. L. (1956). Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
French, J. R. P. Jr., & Raven, B. (1959). The bases of social power. In Studies in Social Power. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.
Deutsch, M. (1973). The Resolution of Conflict: Constructive and Destructive Processes. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Fisher, R., Ury, W., & Patton, B. (1981/1991). Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. New York: Penguin Books.
Thomas, K. W., & Kilmann, R. H. (1974). Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument. Tuxedo, NY: Xicom.
Blake, R. R., & Mouton, J. S. (1964). The Managerial Grid. Houston, TX: Gulf Publishing.

 

Decision-Making, Organization, and Management

Simon, H. A. (1947/1997). Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision-Making Processes in Administrative Organizations. New York: Free Press.
Scott, S. G., & Bruce, R. A. (1995). Decision-making style: The development and assessment of a new measure. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 55(5), 818–831.
Weber, M. (1922/1978). Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Fauvet, J.-C. (1995). La sociodynamique : concepts et méthodes [Sociodynamics: Concepts and Methods]. Paris: Éditions d'Organisation.
Dilts, R. B. (1990). Changing Belief Systems with NLP. Capitola, CA: Meta Publications.
Dilts, R. B. (2003). From Coach to Awakener. Capitola, CA: Meta Publications.

 

Time, Society, and Philosophy

Rosa, H. (2013). Social Acceleration: A New Theory of Modernity. New York: Columbia University Press.
Virilio, P. (1977). Vitesse et politique [Speed and Politics]. Paris: Galilée.
Bergson, H. (1889). Essai sur les données immédiates de la conscience [Time and Free Will]. Paris: Félix Alcan.
Aristotle. (4th century BCE). Physics, Book IV.
Plato. (4th century BCE). Timaeus.

 

This bibliography reflects the scientific and historical influences that shaped the PERS6NɅ model. It is non-exhaustive and will continue to be enriched. It does not imply any endorsement of PERS6NɅ by the authors, institutions, or publishers cited.