Training Data and the Maladaptive Mind
A Computational Framework for Developmental Psychology
Version note · 19 September 2026
Historical preprint, under substantial revision. Earlier multiple-realizability and PTSD/CPTSD mechanism claims are withdrawn. A narrower functional model is being developed; no clinical validation is claimed.
Summary
An exploratory computational analogy between learning dynamics and maladaptive responses. The historical simulations motivate questions about learned control; they do not validate a clinical account of trauma or establish that different architectures instantiate the same psychological mechanism.
Suggested citation
Murad Farzulla (2026). Training Data and the Maladaptive Mind. Dissensus Working Paper DAI-2514. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8634152/v1
Methodology
PyTorch simulation
Gradient analysis
Catastrophic forgetting
Topics
Philosophy
AI Safety
Psychology