Engage

A motivation driving active participation, focused on meaningful interaction with situations. Its action tendency is to become involved and contribute, generating behavioral patterns of sustained positive attention and pleasurable involvement with the environment in general.

Explore

A motivation driving active participation, focused on meaningful interaction with situations. Its action tendency is to become involved and contribute, generating behavioral patterns of sustained positive attention and pleasurable involvement with the environment in general.

Approach

A motivation driving movement toward positives, focused on increasing proximity to desirable elements. Its action tendency is to reduce distance from attractive options, generating behavioral patterns of initiative and advancement, especially obvious in terms of finding kin for reproduction.

Accept

A motivation driving receptivity to what is present, focused on embracing current circumstances. Its action tendency is to be open to experiences as they come, generating behavioral patterns of bonding, acknowledgment, and integration.

Defer

A motivation driving alignment with others, focused on following social guidance for self-protection. Its action tendency is to adapt to social direction, generating behavioral patterns of cooperation and consideration.

Submit

A motivation driving acceptance of authority or force, focused on yielding control to prevent conflict. Its action tendency is to reduce resistance and follow external direction, generating behavioral patterns of compliance and subordination.

Resign

A motivation driving withdrawal from difficulty, focused on accepting limitations to preserve energy. Its action tendency is to disengage from challenging situations, generating behavioral patterns of passive acceptance and detachment.

Retreat

A motivation driving movement away from negatives, focused on creating distance from undesirable situations. Its action tendency is to withdraw to safety, generating behavioral patterns of disengagement and self-protection.

Avoid

A motivation driving prevention of contact, focused on maintaining distance from potential negatives. Its action tendency is to bypass or circumvent dangerous and threatening elements, generating behavioral patterns of evasion and preventive action.

Resist

A motivation driving opposition to unwanted influence, focused on maintaining boundaries and independence. Its action tendency is to counter external pressures, generating behavioral patterns of defiance and protective opposition.

Aggress

A motivation driving forceful confrontation, focused on overcoming obstacles through direct action. Its action tendency is to actively challenge opposition, generating behavioral patterns of getting control over ones environment and prevent potential harm.

Dominate

A motivation driving establishment of control, focused on shaping situations to one’s will. Its action tendency is to direct and influence outcomes, generating behavioral patterns of leadership and power assertion.