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Psychological Formulation Builder.

Use when developing a biopsychosocial formulation to guide treatment planning for a patient with complex mental health presentations.

ChatGPT Β· Claude Β· GeminiΒ·IntermediateΒ·~265 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
psychological-formulation-builder.md Β· 265 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Psychological Formulation Builder.

# Context
Original working context:
- Act as a clinical psychologist. Help me build a psychological formulation using the 5 Ps model. Patient: {{age_gender}} Presenting problem: {{describe_the_problem_in_detail}} History and context: {{relevant_developmental_social_medical_history}}
- Step 1: Explain the 5 Ps formulation framework (Presenting problem, Predisposing factors, Precipitating factors, Perpetuating factors, Protective factors) in clinical terms.
- Step 2: Populate each element using the information provided.
- Step 3: Write an integrated formulation narrative (300 words) β€” how the 5 Ps combine to explain why this person is struggling in this way at this time.
- Step 4: Derive 3 treatment targets from the formulation.
- Step 5: Write how to share this formulation with the patient in compassionate, non-technical language.

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{age_gender}}Age genderinsert your specific value
{{describe_the_problem_in_detail}}Describe the problem in detailinsert your specific value
{{relevant_developmental_social_medical_history}}Relevant developmental social medical historyinsert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

Use when developing a biopsychosocial formulation to guide treatment planning for a patient with complex mental health presentations.

PRO TIP

A formulation is a hypothesis to test, not a diagnosis to confirm β€” good formulations are refined as you learn more about the patient, and always held lightly.

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