Daydreams and the Function of Fantasy
Author | : M. Regis |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2013-09-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137300775 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137300779 |
Rating | : 4/5 (779 Downloads) |
Download or read book Daydreams and the Function of Fantasy written by M. Regis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to re-define the role of fantasy in human life by overturning mainstream psychology's understanding of daydreams as being task-distracted mind wandering by proposing that all waking fantasies function to transform mood states into specific emotional reactions.