03/01/2026
The Dynamic Equilibrium Triangle: Unifying Body, Mind, and Environment via UDMM
In the framework of the Unified Dynamic Model of Mind (UDMM)
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18112754
Mental health is redefined from a collection of symptoms to a "physics of context". It is the result of a delicate homeostatic balance between the biological substrate, the internal predictive model, and the external environment.
1. The Body: The Sensor of Raw Affect
According to UDMM, the body serves as the primary "Bio-Informational" sensor. Before the conscious mind processes an event, the body registers Raw Affect (A_r)—the primordial somatic jolt of a prediction error. When we ignore these signals, the energy remains trapped, leading to psychosomatic dysregulation.
2. The Mental Model: The Engine of Cognitive Equilibrium (C_m)
The mind functions as a Temporal Synchronization Engine, constantly aligning our internal narrative with external reality.
Rigidity (Pathology): Occurs when the individual clings to an outdated internal model despite contradictory evidence. This leads to a state of High-Energy Stasis (HES), where the "Cost of Collapse" becomes a burden, manifesting as anxiety or depression.
Flexibility (Health): Represented by a Cognitive Equilibrium (C_m) of approximately 0.5. This is a state of "Healthy Flow" where the mind is capable of **"Attractor Engineering"—**updating its internal structure to minimize informational entropy.
3. The Environment: The Information Stream
The environment provides the data points for our predictive brain. In UDMM, meaning is quantified as the reduction of uncertainty within this environment.
Clinical Application: Moving from Collapse to Coherence
To maintain psychological coherence, one must:
Acknowledge the Bio-Informational Continuum: Recognize that preserving your "Identity Structure" is as vital as physical survival.
Resolve Phantom Tasks: Address unresolved temporal loops (trauma or unmet expectations) that drain cognitive energy.
Update the Predictive Model: Instead of resisting reality, use "Continuous-Discrete" feedback to adjust your internal goals (C) to match the environmental constraints.
Conclusion
We are "self-telling stories made flesh". True well-being lies in the seamless integration of our biological reality and our narrative experience, ensuring that the "Cost of Collapse" never outweighs the joy of existence.
Abstract Contemporary cognitive science and psychiatry remain fractured by persistent dualisms: mind versus body, meaning versus mechanism, continuity versus discontinuity. While biological models explain homeostasis through thermodynamic regulation, and psychological theories address meaning throug...