A Quantum-Mechanical Mathematical Model with Either-or Questions Posited as a Potential Key for Improving Underdeveloped Ego Autonomy during Early Adolescence
F1000Research June 25, 2026 Tomoyuki Nagayama, Kazuo Koyama, Tsuyoshi Takada
A quantum-mechanical mathematical model using a two-state system is applied to conceptualize life and death drives as dynamical variables, akin to spin components, with the mental state represented as a state vector. The indeterminacy of consciousness is hypothesized to arise from the indeterminacy of drives. Either–or questions are proposed as interventions to foster emotional awareness by fixing position through resonance, enabling the probing of 50% probability states. The model allows quantitative discussion of transition probabilities and uncertainty relations in psychology, offering a starting point for differentiating and integrating drives in psychodynamic intervention from an economic theory perspective.