Szeko, A. (2026). The Multidimensional Trajectory Equifinality Model in the Context of Sleep, Dreams, and Emotional Well-Being.
In: Campill, M.A., Jancosek, N., Tsuchimoto, T. (eds) New Paths in Trajectory Equifinality Modelling.
Theory and History in the Human and Social Sciences. Springer, Cham.
Abstract
Static developmental trajectories don’t consider the changes in the environment; they look at the environment as a constant. But nothing is constant! The Trajectory Equifinality Model (TEM) of development offers a dynamic perspective on human development, considering irreversible time and the continuous interplay of external influences.
Nevertheless, the two dimensional traditional model can be extended into a three-dimensional spheric TEM and then further into a multidimensional TEM – endless numbers of tiny spheres within the Bifurcation Points of the three-dimensional TEM – where the individual is born in the middle of the three-dimensional TEM sphere and arrives at the surface of that sphereat the end of their lifespan, through endless number of possible trajectories taken within the three-dimensional and multidimensional TEM.. But what constitues the third axis to the additonal dimension? And then what enables the three dimensions to become multidimensional?
Consciousness pervades our daily life, also manifesting in altered states such as sleep and dreams. The constantly experienced qualia directs our decision-making processes and drives our adaptation to the environment. Dreams are theorized as mechanisms for integrating unconscious information, with implications for mental health and well-being. This chapter introduces sleep and dreams, altered states of consciousness, as an additional axis to the TEM, further extending it to a multidimensional space.