COMBAT MIND - Functional Architecture of Stability Under Extreme Pressure

This work presents a descriptive and analytical framework for understanding psychological stability under extreme pressure. Stability is examined as a functional outcome produced through continuous regulation under sustained load, rather than as a default state, personal trait, or indicator of psychological health. At the core of the analysis is the Guardian–Hunter–Predator (GHP) framework, which conceptualizes behavior in high-risk and extreme contexts as a hybrid adaptive architecture composed of interacting functional regimes. These regimes are not psychological types or enduring profiles, but context-dependent modes of system operation that emerge, overlap, and alternate in response to task demands, environmental constraints, and load intensity. The framework focuses on mechanisms of operational coherence, transitions between functional regimes and their reversibility, the relationship between short-term operational effectiveness and long-term adaptive cost, and the role of moral anchoring and meta-level regulation under prolonged pressure. This work is strictly descriptive and analytical. It does not prescribe behavior, provide training or selection guidelines, support diagnosis or evaluation, or function as a normative or clinical framework. It is intended for professional and academic audiences concerned with the analysis of extreme decision-making environments, sustained stress exposure, and high-risk operational contexts. This deposit constitutes the reference edition of the work and is identified by its DOI.