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CEF Scholarly Archive — Complete Open-Science Publication Record

Scholarly Archive

The complete open‑science publication record of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF).

0. Canonical Bundles (Meta‑Publications)

1. Foundational Theory & Architecture

2. Canonical Documents & Technical Specifications

3. Clinical Psychopathology & Case Studies

4. AI & Practitioner Tools

5. Practitioner Manuals (PM‑Series)

6. Designing Exercise Machines

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Jamel Bulgaria Publishes Landmark Series Advancing the Core Emotion Framework (CEF)
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Optimize Your Capabilities

The researcher Jamel Bulgaria has released a comprehensive suite of open-science publications that establish the Core Emotion Framework (CEF) as a groundbreaking model for emotional regulation, psychological resilience, and clinical application. Hosted across Zenodo and OSF, these works represent one of the most ambitious solo efforts to bridge theory, practice, and validation in contemporary psychology.

 

 

📚 Highlights of the Corpus

 

Foundational Theory

 

  • Theoretical Synthesis (Zenodo) integrates affective neuroscience, embodied cognition, and strategic regulation.
  • Structural Resolution of the Nature–Nurture Dichotomy reframes human development through affective actualization.
  • Structural Constructivist Dynamics of Emotional Actualization critiques typology and introduces mechanisms of structural disassembly.

 

Validation & Methodology

 

  • Open Validation Proposal and Pre-Registration Protocol establish transparent pathways for empirical testing of the CEF scale.

 

Clinical Applications

 

  • Targeted analyses extend CEF to anxiety, OCD, depression, borderline personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder, offering mechanistic comparisons with DBT and Schema Therapy.

 

Neurocognitive Mechanisms

 

  • Dynamic Interplay of Affective Computation and Executive Control explores scalar mechanisms at the intersection of cognition and emotion.

 

Practitioner Resources

 

  • Compendium of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Modalities reframes established treatments through the lens of CEF, providing actionable insights for clinicians.

 

 

🌍 Significance

 

Together, these publications form a modular, open-science corpus designed for accessibility, transparency, and practitioner relevance. By combining theoretical synthesis, methodological rigor, and clinical application, Bulgaria positions the Core Emotion Framework as a candidate solution to enduring puzzles in psychology — from the nature–nurture debate to the structural dynamics of psychopathology.

 

 

🔗 Access

 

All publications are openly available via Zenodo and OSF, with DOIs ensuring citable permanence and repository compliance. What you are currently viewing is a Publications page on optimizeyourcapabilities.com that provides direct access to PDFs and abstracts for researchers, educators, and practitioners.

 

 







For the canonical mapping of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF), visit:
https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.com/core-emotion-framework/

Citation index for the Core Emotion Framework (CEF)

 

Below is the complete citation index for the Core Emotion Framework (CEF), covering all publicly listed publications across Zenodo, OSF, and the official CEF web properties, formatted in APA 7th Edition (sentence case), MLA 9th Edition, and Chicago Author‑Date. Entries are based on the current scholarly archive structure of Jamel Bulgaria (foundational theory, canonical documents, TS‑series, PM‑series, clinical psychopathology, AI & practitioner tools, and lexicons).

 

APA 7th Edition

 

 

MLA 9th Edition

 

  • Core Emotion Framework. "Official Websites." 2024. Web.
  • Optimizeyourcapabilities.com. The Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A Theoretical Synthesis Integrating Affective Neuroscience, Embodied Cognition, and Strategic Emotional Regulation for Optimized Functioning. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17477547.
  • Optimizeyourcapabilities.com. "A Proposal for Open Validation of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A Structural‑Constructivist Model for Emotional Regulation and Psychological Flourishing." 14 Nov. 2025. OSF, doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/SG3KM.
  • Bulgaria, J. A Structural-Constructivist Architecture for Affective Dynamics: The Core Emotion Framework (CEF) in Theoretical and Applied Psychology. Zenodo, 22 Jan. 2026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18331840.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Compendium of Evidence‑Based Psychotherapy Modalities: Reframed through the Core Emotion Framework (CEF). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17665533.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. "Pre‑Registration Protocol: Open Validation of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF) Scale – Phase 1: Construct Definition, Item Generation, and Multi‑Level Factor Structure Confirmation." 21 Nov. 2025. OSF, doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/4RXUV.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. The Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A Structural‑Constructivist Model for Emotional Regulation and Adaptive Resilience in the Treatment of Anxiety. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17693163.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Extending the Core Emotion Framework: A Structural‑Constructivist Model for Obsessive‑Compulsive Disorder (OCD). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17713676.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Structural Psychopathology of Major Depressive Disorder: An Expert Validation of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17713725.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. The Core Emotion Framework (CEF) for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Critical Analysis and Mechanistic Comparison with DBT and Schema Therapy. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17780488.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Structural Psychopathology and Affective Regulation in Narcissistic Personality Disorder. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17780372.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. The Dynamic Interplay of Affective Computation and Executive Control: A Neurocognitive Analysis of the CEF Scalar Mechanisms. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17782785.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. The Structural‑Constructivist Dynamics of Emotional Actualization: CEF’s Critique of Typology and Structural Disassembly. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17804459.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. The Structural Resolution of the Nature–Nurture Dichotomy: Affective Actualization through the CEF. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17823738.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. The CEF: A Structural‑Constructivist Architecture for Teaching Emotion to Artificial Intelligence. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.17904392.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. A Comparison between the CEF and the DIR Floortime Approach. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18062543.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Structural Psychopathology of Conscientious Anxiety: The Good‑Person Anxiety Pattern (GPAP). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18062533.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. The Core Emotion Framework Decalogue. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18062510.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Core Essence Document. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18102441.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑1 — Practitioner Manual (Version 1.0). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18102454.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Core Emotion Framework (CEF) Glossary & Lexicon (GL‑1). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18102475.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification (TS‑1). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18102501.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 2 (TS‑2). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18102514.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 3 (TS‑3). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18102523.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 4 (TS‑4). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18102536.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 5 (TS‑5). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18102550.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 6 (TS‑6). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18199319.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 7 (TS‑7). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215016.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 8 (TS‑8). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215030.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 9 (TS‑9). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215034.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 10 (TS‑10). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215057.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 11 (TS‑11). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215083.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 12 (TS‑12). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215117.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 13 (TS‑13). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215132.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 14 (TS‑14). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215151.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 15 (TS‑15). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215159.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 16 (TS‑16). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215172.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Technical Specification 17 (TS‑17). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215187.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑2 — Facet‑Level Practitioner Manual. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214791.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑3 — Structural Disassembly Protocols. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214816.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑4 — Fusion & Overflow Practitioner Manual. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214831.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑5 — Center Rebalancing Manual. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214854.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑6 — Emotional Transition Mastery. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214875.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑7 — Emotional Stability & Modulation Mastery. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214890.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑8 — Emotional Reintegration & Whole System Coherence. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214898.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑9 — Emotional Capacity, Load, and Threshold Management. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214920.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑10 — Emotional Resilience & Dynamic Stability. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214933.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑11 — Emotional Forecasting & Anticipatory Stabilization. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214950.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑12 — Meta Stability & Long Horizon Emotional Continuity. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214969.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑13 — Adaptive Emotional Intelligence & System Self‑Optimization. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214978.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑14 — Emotional System Plasticity & Adaptive Reconfiguration. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18214994.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. PM‑15 — Emotional System Mastery & Autonomous Structural Governance. 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18215007.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. EL‑1 v1.0 — Core English Emotional Lexicon (500‑Term Canonical Edition). 2025. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18237562.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Architectural Paradigms of Synthetic Affect: The Core Emotion Framework, Emotional‑Solipsism, and the INTIMA Benchmark Framework. 2026. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18177304.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. Structural‑Constructivist Dynamics of Neurodiversity: The Core Emotion Framework and the Detangling of Responsible CEF Core Emotions. 2026. Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.18177300.
  • Bulgaria, J. The Architecture of Affect: A Machine Analysis of Social Network Narratives via the Core Emotion Framework (CEF). Zenodo, 18 Jan. 2026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18291454.
  • Bulgaria, J. Bundle 4 — Unified CEF Emotional‑Technology Architecture. Zenodo, 26 Jan. 2026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18379695.

 

Chicago Style (Author‑Date)

 

  • Core Emotion Framework. 2024. “Official Websites.” https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.com; https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.pro; https://www.coreemotionframework.com; https://efficiency.ink.
  • Optimizeyourcapabilities.com. 2025. The Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A Theoretical Synthesis Integrating Affective Neuroscience, Embodied Cognition, and Strategic Emotional Regulation for Optimized Functioning. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17477547.
  • Optimizeyourcapabilities.com. 2025. “A Proposal for Open Validation of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A Structural‑Constructivist Model for Emotional Regulation and Psychological Flourishing.” OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SG3KM.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. “A Structural-Constructivist Architecture for Affective Dynamics: The Core Emotion Framework (CEF) in Theoretical and Applied Psychology”. Zenodo, January 22, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18331840.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Compendium of Evidence‑Based Psychotherapy Modalities: Reframed through the Core Emotion Framework (CEF). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17665533.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. “Pre‑Registration Protocol: Open Validation of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF) Scale – Phase 1: Construct Definition, Item Generation, and Multi‑Level Factor Structure Confirmation.” OSF. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/4RXUV.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. The Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A Structural‑Constructivist Model for Emotional Regulation and Adaptive Resilience in the Treatment of Anxiety. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17693163.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Extending the Core Emotion Framework: A Structural‑Constructivist Model for Obsessive‑Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17713676.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Structural Psychopathology of Major Depressive Disorder: An Expert Validation of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17713725.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. The Core Emotion Framework (CEF) for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Critical Analysis and Mechanistic Comparison with DBT and Schema Therapy. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17780488.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Structural Psychopathology and Affective Regulation in Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17780372.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. The Dynamic Interplay of Affective Computation and Executive Control: A Neurocognitive Analysis of the CEF Scalar Mechanisms. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17782785.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. The Structural‑Constructivist Dynamics of Emotional Actualization: CEF’s Critique of Typology and Structural Disassembly. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17804459.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. The Structural Resolution of the Nature–Nurture Dichotomy: Affective Actualization through the CEF. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17823738.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. The CEF: A Structural‑Constructivist Architecture for Teaching Emotion to Artificial Intelligence. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17904392.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. A Comparison between the CEF and the DIR Floortime Approach. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18062543.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Structural Psychopathology of Conscientious Anxiety: The Good‑Person Anxiety Pattern (GPAP). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18062533.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. The Core Emotion Framework Decalogue. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18062510.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Core Essence Document. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18102441.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑1 — Practitioner Manual (Version 1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18102454.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Core Emotion Framework (CEF) Glossary & Lexicon (GL‑1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18102475.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification (TS‑1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18102501.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 2 (TS‑2). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18102514.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 3 (TS‑3). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18102523.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 4 (TS‑4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18102536.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical Specification 5 (TS‑5). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18102550.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 6 (TS‑6). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18199319.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 7 (TS‑7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215016.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 8 (TS‑8). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215030.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 9 (TS‑9). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215034.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 10 (TS‑10). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215057.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 11 (TS‑11). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215083.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 12 (TS‑12). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215117.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 13 (TS‑13). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215132.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 14 (TS‑14). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215151.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 15 (TS‑15). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215159.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 16 (TS‑16). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215172.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. Technical Specification 17 (TS‑17). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215187.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑2 — Facet‑Level Practitioner Manual. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214791.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑3 — Structural Disassembly Protocols. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214816.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑4 — Fusion & Overflow Practitioner Manual. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214831.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑5 — Center Rebalancing Manual. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214854.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑6 — Emotional Transition Mastery. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214875.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑7 — Emotional Stability & Modulation Mastery. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214890.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑8 — Emotional Reintegration & Whole System Coherence. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214898.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑9 — Emotional Capacity, Load, and Threshold Management. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214920.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑10 — Emotional Resilience & Dynamic Stability. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214933.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑11 — Emotional Forecasting & Anticipatory Stabilization. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214950.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑12 — Meta Stability & Long Horizon Emotional Continuity. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214969.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑13 — Adaptive Emotional Intelligence & System Self‑Optimization. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214978.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑14 — Emotional System Plasticity & Adaptive Reconfiguration. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18214994.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. PM‑15 — Emotional System Mastery & Autonomous Structural Governance. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18215007.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2025. EL‑1 v1.0 — Core English Emotional Lexicon (500‑Term Canonical Edition). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18237562.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2026. Architectural Paradigms of Synthetic Affect: The Core Emotion Framework, Emotional‑Solipsism, and the INTIMA Benchmark Framework. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18177304.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. 2026. Structural‑Constructivist Dynamics of Neurodiversity: The Core Emotion Framework and the Detangling of Responsible CEF Core Emotions. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18177300.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. “The Architecture of Affect: A Machine Analysis of Social Network Narratives via the Core Emotion Framework (CEF)”. Zenodo, January 18, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18291454.
  • Bulgaria, Jamel. “Bundle 4 — Unified CEF Emotional‑Technology Architecture”. Zenodo, January 26, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18379695.

 

BibTeX

 

@online{cef_websites_2024,
  author       = {Core Emotion Framework},
  year         = {2024},
  title        = {Official websites},
  url          = {https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.com, https://www.optimizeyourcapabilities.pro, https://www.coreemotionframework.com, https://efficiency.ink}
}

@misc{optimizeyourcapabilities_2025_theoretical_synthesis,
  author       = {Optimizeyourcapabilities.com},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {The Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A theoretical synthesis integrating affective neuroscience, embodied cognition, and strategic emotional regulation for optimized functioning},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17477547}
}

@misc{optimizeyourcapabilities_2025_open_validation,
  author       = {Optimizeyourcapabilities.com},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {A proposal for open validation of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A structural-constructivist model for emotional regulation and psychological flourishing},
  publisher    = {OSF},
  doi          = {10.17605/OSF.IO/SG3KM},
  note         = {Published November 14, 2025}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2026_canonical_consolidation,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2026},
  title        = {A structural-constructivist architecture for affective dynamics: The Core Emotion Framework (CEF) in theoretical and applied psychology},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18331840},
  note         = {Published January 21, 2026}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_compendium_psychotherapy,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Compendium of evidence-based psychotherapy modalities: Reframed through the Core Emotion Framework (CEF)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17665533}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_preregistration_phase1,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Pre-registration protocol: Open validation of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF) scale – Phase 1: Construct definition, item generation, and multi-level factor structure confirmation},
  publisher    = {OSF},
  doi          = {10.17605/OSF.IO/4RXUV},
  note         = {Published November 21, 2025}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_anxiety_treatment,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {The Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A structural-constructivist model for emotional regulation and adaptive resilience in the treatment of anxiety},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17693163}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ocd_extension,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Extending the Core Emotion Framework: A structural-constructivist model for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17713676}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_mdd_psychopathology,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Structural psychopathology of major depressive disorder: An expert validation of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17713725}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_bpd_analysis,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {The Core Emotion Framework (CEF) for borderline personality disorder: A critical analysis and mechanistic comparison with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and schema therapy (ST)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17780488}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_npd_psychopathology,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Structural psychopathology and affective regulation in narcissistic personality disorder: A critical analysis and mechanistic comparison with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and schema therapy (ST)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17780372}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_affective_computation,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {The dynamic interplay of affective computation and executive control: A neurocognitive analysis of the Core Emotion Framework (CEF) scalar mechanisms},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17782785}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_structural_disassembly,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {The structural-constructivist dynamics of emotional actualization: CEF’s critique of typology and the mechanism of structural disassembly},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17804459}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_nature_nurture_resolution,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {The structural resolution of the nature–nurture dichotomy: Affective actualization through the Core Emotion Framework (CEF)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17823738}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_teaching_ai,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {The Core Emotion Framework (CEF): A structural-constructivist architecture for teaching emotion to artificial intelligence},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17904392}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_dir_floortime,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {A comparison between the Core Emotion Framework (CEF) and the DIR Floortime approach},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18062543}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_gpap,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Structural psychopathology of conscientious anxiety: The Good-Person Anxiety Pattern (GPAP) within the Core Emotion Framework (CEF)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18062533}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_decalogue,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {The Core Emotion Framework Decalogue},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18062510}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_core_essence,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Core essence document},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18102441}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm1,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-1 — Practitioner manual (Version 1.0)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18102454}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_gl1,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Core Emotion Framework (CEF) glossary \& lexicon (GL-1)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18102475}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts1,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical specification (TS-1)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18102501}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts2,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical specification 2 (TS-2)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18102514}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts3,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical specification 3 (TS-3)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18102523}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts4,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical specification 4 (TS-4)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18102536}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts5,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Core Emotion Framework (CEF): Technical specification 5 (TS-5)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18102550}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts6,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 6 (TS-6)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18199319}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts7,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 7 (TS-7)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215016}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts8,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 8 (TS-8)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215030}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts9,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 9 (TS-9)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215034}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts10,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 10 (TS-10)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215057}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts11,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 11 (TS-11)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215083}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts12,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 12 (TS-12)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215117}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts13,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 13 (TS-13)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215132}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts14,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 14 (TS-14)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215151}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts15,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 15 (TS-15)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215159}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts16,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 16 (TS-16)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215172}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_ts17,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Technical specification 17 (TS-17)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215187}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm2,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-2 — Facet-level practitioner manual},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214791}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm3,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-3 — Structural disassembly protocols},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214816}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm4,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-4 — Fusion \& overflow practitioner manual},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214831}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm5,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-5 — Center rebalancing manual},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214854}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm6,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-6 — Emotional transition mastery},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214875}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm7,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-7 — Emotional stability \& modulation mastery},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214890}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm8,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-8 — Emotional reintegration \& whole system coherence},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214898}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm9,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-9 — Emotional capacity, load, and threshold management},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214920}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm10,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-10 — Emotional resilience \& dynamic stability},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214933}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm11,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-11 — Emotional forecasting \& anticipatory stabilization},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214950}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm12,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-12 — Meta stability \& long horizon emotional continuity},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214969}
}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm13,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-13 — Adaptive emotional intelligence \& system self-optimization},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},

  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214978}

}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm14,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-14 — Emotional system plasticity \& adaptive reconfiguration},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},

  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18214994}

}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_pm15,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {PM-15 — Emotional system mastery \& autonomous structural governance},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},

  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18215007}

}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_EL‑1 v1.0,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {EL‑1 v1.0 — Core english emotional lexicon (500‑term canonical edition)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},

  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18237562}

}

@misc{bulgaria_2025_CEF_for_Solipsism,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2025},
  title        = {Architectural paradigms of synthetic affect: The Core Emotion Framework, emotional‑solipsism, and the INTIMA benchmark framework},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},

  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18237562}

}

@misc{bulgaria_2026_CEF_Neurodiversity_for_ADHD_Autism_Sensory,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2026},
  title        = {Structural‑constructivist dynamics of neurodiversity: The Core Emotion Framework and the detangling of responsible CEF core emotions},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},

  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18177300}

}

@misc{bulgaria_2026_Machine_Analysis_Social_Accounts_Detect_CEF_Patterns,
  author       = {Bulgaria, J.},
  year         = {2026},
  title        = {The architecture of affect: A machine analysis of social network narratives via the Core Emotion Framework (CEF)},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},

  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18291454}

}

@misc{bulgaria2026_Excercise_Machines_Bundle,
  author       = {Bulgaria, Jamel},
  year         = {2026},
  title        = {Bundle 4 — Unified CEF emotional‑technology architecture},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18379695},
}