The theoretical elaborations presented by the author are drawn upon the concept of subjectivity, here used within a dialogical, dialectic and complex framework. Subjectivity is defined by processes of meaning and subjective senses that configure the subject and the personality, and the different social dimensions in which the subject acts. The concept of need is understood in a recurring relationship with emotions, i.e, both of them are simultaneously the "cause"and the "result", along their reciprocal relationship. Motive is here defined as a subjective configuration which is constituted by, and at the same time constitutes, the personality.
emotion; need; motive; subject; subjectivity