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Maintenance cycle diagram generator

Generate a vicious-cycle / maintenance-cycle description (e.g. CBT vicious flower) of thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and physiology.

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The task

When this tool helps

You want a simple description of a possible maintaining cycle to check with a client.

Why use a dedicated tool?

The dedicated form gives you named inputs for this task. Pro makes therapeutic orientation available in the current tool, so you can adjust those settings without composing a new instruction each time.

Pro access covers the settings marked Pro. Check the offer, usage limits, and renewal terms shown in your app before paying.

From input to draft

A concrete example

Fictional material

Sample input

What you bring

Fictional sequence: meeting invitation, thought that every answer must be perfect, worry, hours of extra preparation, brief relief, reduced sleep. Describe the links without claiming causation.

Illustrative draft

Meeting invitation → perfection-focused thought → worry → extended preparation → brief relief → less sleep → greater difficulty facing the next meeting. Ask the client which links fit their experience.

Written to illustrate the task; this is not a captured Psy output. It is a draft for professional review.

In the application

Inputs and customization

Current fields for Maintenance cycle diagram generator
InputChoices or guidanceAccess
Therapeutic orientationOptional
9 available choices
  • Integrative (default) Default
  • CBT
  • DBT
  • ACT
  • CFT
  • Schema therapy
  • Psychodynamic / psychoanalytic
  • Person-centred / humanistic
  • Systemic / family
Pro
Client age bandOptional
4 available choices
  • Child
  • Adolescent
  • Adult Default
  • Older adult
Standard
Problem & maintaining factorsRequiredThoughts, feelings, behaviours, physiology, avoidance…Standard

Region labels describe available settings, not legal or regulatory certification. Experimental options may change.

From context to a reviewed draft

  1. Open the tool. Use your existing account or the access options shown in Psy.
  2. Add the relevant context. Complete the required inputs and select the settings available to your plan.
  3. Generate and review. Check facts, omissions, wording, and suitability before saving or sharing.
Open Maintenance cycle diagram generator

Before you begin

Questions about this tool

What do I need to provide?

Problem & maintaining factors The current fields and available settings are listed above.

Does this need Pro access?

The live catalogue marks this as a Pro tool. The following settings are marked Pro: Therapeutic orientation. Check current access and payment terms in the app.

What must I check before using the result?

The tool describes a possible cycle; it does not verify causation or necessarily render a diagram. Check the sequence collaboratively.

Can I enter identifiable client information?

Check your professional obligations and the product's documented data handling first. Remove direct and indirect identifiers and avoid unnecessary sensitive information. Review data handling and current policies.