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Daydream by Paul César Helleu. Freudian psychology interpreted daydreaming as an expression of the repressed instincts, similarly to those revealing themselves in nighttime dreams. In contrast to nighttime dreams, there seems to be a process of "secondary revision" in fantasies that makes them more lucid, like daydreaming.
Maladaptive daydreaming, also called excessive daydreaming, is when an individual experiences excessive daydreaming that interferes with daily life. It is a proposed diagnosis of a disordered form of dissociative absorption , associated with excessive fantasy that is not recognized by any major medical or psychological criteria.
Maladaptive daydreaming is a proposed psychological disorder, a fantasy activity that replaces human interaction and interferes with work, relationships and general activities. Those with this pathology daydream or fantasize excessively, assuming roles and characters in scenarios created to their liking.
Given the results of the study, it may be important to make time for daydreaming, in a bid to cement learning accomplished during the day, the researchers suggested.
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A daydream is a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass, and experienced while awake. [110] There are many different types of daydreams, and there is no consistent definition amongst psychologists. [110] The general public also uses the term for a broad variety of experiences.
The ability to daydream births new ideas, creates great art and, for most of us ordinary folk, provides a respite from the mundane.
Mind-wandering is broadly defined as thoughts unrelated to the task at hand. Mind-wandering consists of thoughts that are task-unrelated and stimulus-independent. [1] [2] This can be in the form of three different subtypes: positive constructive daydreaming, guilty fear of failure, and poor attentional control.