Resources

Resources

Explore these supplementary materials to deepen your understanding of the concepts in HumanityOS Update.

Downloadable Guides

• Attachment Pattern Assessment (PDF)
• Stress Response Calibration Workbook (PDF)
• Personal Operating System Audit (PDF)
• HumanityOS Quick Reference Guide (PDF)

Infographics

The Four Attachment Patterns

This infographic explains the four main attachment patterns—secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized—their key characteristics, and how they influence relationship behaviors.

The Threat Response System

Visualize how your nervous system responds to perceived threats and how modern environments can trigger false alarms.

Evolutionary Mismatches

This diagram illustrates key areas where our evolved psychology doesn’t align with modern environments, and what we can do about it.

Key Terms Glossary

Attachment Theory

A psychological model describing the dynamics of long-term interpersonal relationships beginning with the parent-child bond.

Evolutionary Psychology

The study of psychological traits as adaptations that evolved to solve recurrent problems in human ancestral environments.

Neuroception

The subconscious system for detecting threats and safety developed by Dr. Stephen Porges as part of Polyvagal Theory.

Operating System Metaphor

The framework used in the book to understand human psychology as a set of integrated systems similar to computer operating systems.

Polyvagal Theory

A theory developed by Dr. Stephen Porges explaining how the vagus nerve influences our autonomic nervous system and social behavior.

Secure Base

In attachment theory, a relationship that provides a sense of safety, allowing exploration and growth while offering comfort during distress.

System Integration

The process by which different psychological subsystems work together coherently rather than in conflict.

Window of Tolerance

Developed by Dr. Dan Siegel, this concept describes the optimal zone of arousal where we can function effectively.

Academic References

The book draws on research from multiple disciplines. Here are some of the foundational works that inform the HumanityOS framework:

Attachment Theory

• Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and Loss.
• Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1978). Patterns of Attachment.
• Johnson, S. (2008). Hold Me Tight.

Evolutionary Psychology

• Buss, D. M. (2019). Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind.
• Cosmides, L., & Tooby, J. (1992). Cognitive Adaptations for Social Exchange.

Neuroscience

• Porges, S. W. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory.
• van der Kolk, B. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score.

Systems Theory

• Meadows, D. H. (2008). Thinking in Systems.
• Siegel, D. J. (2012). The Developing Mind.

Research Citations

For academic readers, a complete list of the 200+ research papers cited in the book is available here.