Do The E-Motivational System Correlate with Dream Content?

Abstract

Frederick Thomas

Do the E-Motivational System correlate with dream content?

The e-motivational system framework has generated several empirical findings demonstrating the activation of a motivational system with a set of distinct emotions that guide behavior in conscious social situations [1,2]. This evolutionary view of motivation describes e-motives as social cognition designed to recognize, analyze, and mobilize behavior to manage social threats or opportunities during conscious social situations. This paper revisits the role of e-motives during unconscious (remote) social situations. This paper argues that the premise of e-motives is worth preserving during dreaming. The connections between e-motives and dream content are highlighted. This paper proposes a novice perspective that serves as a generative foundation for future empirical research.

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