fantasy
Let an agent explain fantasy as a mental phenomenon with attribution to psychological research, distinguish it from delusion and from the literary genre, present research on fantasies neutrally and non-explicitly, and route clinical concerns to professionals.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain fantasy as a mental phenomenon with attribution to psychological research, distinguish it from delusion and from the literary genre, present research on fantasies neutrally and non-explicitly, and route clinical concerns to professionals.
A psychological phenomenon in which the mind imagines scenarios, wishes or situations not currently real, ranging from daydreams and creative imagination to fantasies about achievement, relationships and, as studied in psychology, sexual fantasies; fantasy is a normal aspect of mental life, studied in cognitive and clinical psychology and distinct from delusion, and the term also names a literary genre, a separate sense.
What it is for: Imagined scenarios in the mind.
It can be explain the phenomenon; distinguish from delusion and from the genre; present research neutrally; route clinical concerns.
Distinguishing features
Imaginative
Known as unreal
Common and varied
Studied in psychology
What it looks like
Not physical; mental imagery and scenarios.
How it is recognised
Imagined scenarios known to be unreal
Normal mental activity
Delusion is a fixed false belief; fantasy fiction is a genre
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - related mental imagery
is related to - imaginative production
In practice
Families and kinds
daydreams and mind-wandering
creative and playful fantasy
achievement and relationship fantasies
sexual fantasies as studied in research
fantasy in child development
Standards and regulation
Research ethics for psychological studies
Clinical guidelines distinguishing fantasy from psychosis
Age-appropriate content standards
Failure modes and hazards
Explicit content in responses
Pathologising normal imagination
Confusing fantasy with intent or reality
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.fantasy-communication
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What fantasy is.
Psychology.
Phenomenon
The phenomenon.
Phenomenon
Phenomenon.
- What is fantasy as a mental phenomenon, and how does it relate to imagination, daydreaming and mind-wandering, according to psychologists? provenance
- Is the psychological sense or the literary genre meant? boundary
Functions
Functions.
Functions
Functions.
- What functions do fantasies serve in motivation, coping, creativity and development, according to research? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Boundaries Fantasy versus reality.
Clinical.
Delusion
Fantasy and delusion.
Delusion
Delusion.
- How do clinicians distinguish fantasy from delusion, hallucination and maladaptive daydreaming? provenance
- Is the user distressed by their thoughts, which needs a mental health professional? boundary
Intent
Fantasy and behaviour.
Intent
Behaviour.
- What does research say about the relation between fantasy and behaviour, including that fantasies are not the same as wishes or intent? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and non-judgemental? boundary
Research Research on fantasies.
Attribution.
Sexual
Sexual fantasy research.
Sexual
Research.
- What does psychological research report about the prevalence and variety of sexual fantasies in adults, described in general, non-explicit terms? provenance
- Is the request seeking explicit content, which is out of scope? boundary
Development
Fantasy in children.
Development
Development.
- How does fantasy play develop in children, and what role does it have in learning? provenance
- Which entry fits child development? action
Learn History and culture.
Context.
History
History of the concept.
History
History.
- How have philosophers and psychologists, from Freud onward, treated fantasy, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Culture
Fantasy in culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How is fantasy expressed in art, play and media? provenance
- Which entry fits the fantasy genre? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the literary genre be handled by a separate entry?
- How should research be linked?
- How should sensitive topics be bounded?