The developed Model extends Freud’s structural theory (id, ego and superego) thru Douglas McGregor’s Theory X (boundaries) and Theory Y (humanistic), and Abraham Maslow’s Theory Z (transpersonal), to yield a XYZ-based systematic approach to the resolution of substance abuse, with the methodology extensible to the full array of human foibles.The XYZ-based Model is presented as a 3-cell by 3-cell array that in turn supports five Cognitive Attributes with respect to enabling a person to achieve the “talking cure” as experienced by Josef Breuer’s famous “Anna O”.The five Cognitive Attributes are Awareness, Exploration, Empowerment, Ownership and Responsibility that are applied via Boolean assertions.