Daydreams and the Function of Fantasy
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
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Daydreams and the Function of Fantasy Meta Regis Stella Maris College, Australia
© Meta Regis 2013 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 978-1-137-30076-8 Permission to reprint Dime Mystery and Horror Stories magazine cover images was by arrangement with Argosy Communications, Inc.: Copyright © 2013 Argosy Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries ISBN 978-1-349-45326-9 ISBN 978-1-137-30077-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137300775 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.
Contents List of Illustrations
vi
Acknowledgements
vii
1
Obsessive Fans and Daydreaming Computers: A New Model of Daydreaming
1
2
Empirical Studies on Daydreaming
17
3
The Major Models of Daydreaming
31
4
Frequent Daydreaming Populations and Systems of Fantasy Immersion
61
The Inner Workings of Fantasy: Daydreams as Natural Advertisements
96
5
6
Celebrity Worship and Fantasy Immersion
114
7
Escapes into Fiction: Violent Sexual Fantasy, Magical Reversal and Human Sexuality
158
The Origins of Daydreaming: Self-Soothing Practices in Early Childhood
198
General Conclusions
229
8
9
Notes
242
Bibliography
259
Index
267
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List of Illustrations Figures 6.1 Two dimensional map showing group (gender/age) and word choice 9.1 Mood-enhancing fictions model of daydreaming
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Tables 3.1 6.1 6.2 6.3
Existing models of daydreaming Word cate
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