1st Edition
The Psychology of Adaptation To Absurdity Tactics of Make-believe
248 Pages
by
Psychology Press
248 Pages
by
Psychology Press
248 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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The major goal of this book is to explore and integrate all that is scientifically known about the utility of magical plans and strategies for coping with life's inevitable absurdities. Make-believe has great adaptive value and helps the average individual to function better in cultures saturated with puzzling contradictions. This book traces the origins of pretending (illusion-construction) and... Read more
Contents: Preface. What to Do About Absurdity? How Difficult Is It to Be Human? What Is Death Anxiety and How Pervasive Is It? The Problems of Uncertainty and Insignificance. Testing the Buffering Power of Religious Imagery. Learning How to Pretend and Make Things Up. Classical Defense Mechanisms. How Do Make-Believe and Psychopathology Intersect? Conjuring up a Self. Somatic Consequences of Illusions. Larger Perspectives.
Biography
Fisher, Seymour; Fisher, Rhoda L.; Fisher, Rhoda
"It unravels the way in which make-believe is utilised to defend against death anxiety and feeling of fragility and insignificance."
—Self & Society
