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Daydreams and the Function of Fantasy

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  • © 2013

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  1. Meta Regis

    1. Stella Maris College, Australia

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Obsessive Fans and Daydreaming Computers: A New Model of Daydreaming

    • Meta Regis
    Pages 1-16

  3. Empirical Studies on Daydreaming

    • Meta Regis
    Pages 17-30

  4. The Major Models of Daydreaming

    • Meta Regis
    Pages 31-60

  5. Frequent Daydreaming Populations and Systems of Fantasy Immersion

    • Meta Regis
    Pages 61-95

  6. The Inner Workings of Fantasy: Daydreams as Natural Advertisements

    • Meta Regis
    Pages 96-113

  7. Celebrity Worship and Fantasy Immersion

    • Meta Regis
    Pages 114-157

  8. Escapes into Fiction: Violent Sexual Fantasy, Magical Reversal and Human Sexuality

    • Meta Regis
    Pages 158-197

  9. The Origins of Daydreaming: Self-Soothing Practices in Early Childhood

    • Meta Regis
    Pages 198-228

  10. General Conclusions

    • Meta Regis
    Pages 229-241

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 242-273
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Stella Maris College, Australia

    Meta Regis

About the author

Meta Regis is an English teacher at Stella Maris College, Australia. She received her PhD from Macquarie University, Australia in 2006 and was previously a Tutor in Philosophy and Seminar Leader in Psychology at Macquarie.

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