Daydreams in psychology
Daydream
The interest of dreams and imagination since ancient times through the Middle Ages until the present era, and the differences of ancient philosophers and psychologists recently in their handling and study of ancient primitive interpretations, including to modern scientific interpretations, but the dreams of vigilance are considered psychological phenomena that can be practiced by everyone within reasonable limits Exaggerated, it is a world wide open to the individual new perspectives on the visions of the future unknown; that is, the psychological process that allows the individual to live his ideas distant or impossible to achieve; Daydream is the process of using skills that And the intention of employing them to reach the goals and desires; thus achieving the individual state of saturation at the level of imagination profile , as defined dictionary meanings alertness as dragging in the fictional meditation during waking visions, and is one of the dreamsAdaptive psychological means to live experiences that have not been passed or events are impossible to fall, and live as if they have been achieved. [1] [2] [3]
Daydreams in psychology
Freud, the leader of the analytical school of psychology, dealt with daydreaming as an expression of the individual's goals and suppressed desires. It is the situation in which the individual enters himself to satisfy his desires and achieve his goals that were suppressed and suppressed in the present or in the past in childhood due to the control of parents or society. Daydreaming is the state of sleep and waking. Recently, in the 1980s, Erich Klinger carried out many studies on daydreams, and found that they often revolve around ordinary everyday events that an individual undergoes. For example, As boring truck drivers, use daydreams to get rid of the boredom and boredom they are exposed to because of the nature of their routine work, and generally did not gather psychologists to a definition of a static phenomenon, [4] The most important themes in daydreaming are the following:
Daydream jobs
Many psychologists have dealt with the most important functions of daydreaming with many studies and interpretations. The most important of these are the following: [5]
Daydreams are the fertile ground for innovative creative ideas, and may be a necessary requirement for some kinds of innovation; that is, the beginning of the literary story that an individual uses in his imagination.
Since daydreams are in one way or another forming the process of communication between the past, present and future , their function appears by trying to review future events through previous experiences and experiences so that the individual is given the opportunity to choose the best alternatives and to the most useful and positive possibilities and responses, Ways and methods are ineffective in dealing with the present.
The use of previous experiences in predicting and predicting future events. In this case, daydreams are automatic tools of learning and planning . Looking at previous responses and their emotional or emotional state makes the individual more receptive to the impact of past events on the individual and on others.
Some psychologists have talked about the adaptive function of daydreams by providing the required sensations on the individual's experiences, adding some elements that add some excitement to boring experiences and events.
The day-to-day dreams are one of the most important and important artistic doors. They show the artist's ability to adapt his artistic production by producing a sensual sense of humor by bridging the gaps and artistic stumbling blocks between the reality of artistic work and the inspirational daydreams of creative and artistic ideas.
Types of daydream
Daydreams are classified into two types: [6]
Positive Daydreams : Dreams that show their positive impact on the individual through the process of self-stimulation and future planning and strengthen psychological stability. It activates the right side of the brain and strengthens the neural connections, in addition to helping to strengthen the memory. Creativity and problem-solving skills. Studies through magnetic brain imaging have shown that areas that are related to problem-solving skills become more active during the day-dreaming state.
Negative Dreams : The dreams that an individual uses so much that he lives in a world of continuous imagination far away from the real and real world, in addition to drowning in the world of ideas and negative images of them, which in the advanced stages lead to abnormal results.
Dangers of daydreams
Daydreaming can become a phenomenon or behavior that is detrimental to normal and stable functioning over an individual's life if it is used excessively and continuously. This is manifested when the individual engages in these dreams while doing his or her various tasks or during the learning process, And thus the loss of important information and instructions, so the overlap that occurs between the daydream and the function of the individual may lead to a low level of personal achievement, and shows the harm of living in the dreams of mental health by dealing with the negative ideas is very irregular; D makes the individual inclined to suicide. [7]
Benefits of daydreaming
The benefits of daydreams can be described as more than their disadvantages. When used at the right times, their benefits are clearly apparent. When you return from work or school and go into these dreams, the individual has many benefits: Stress and forgetting negative events and experiences, in addition to many other benefits including: [8]
Brain training on complex thinking processes such as remembering the past and predicting the future. Daydreams are also linked mainly to the flexible physical structure of the brain, which allows continuous change in neural pathways.
Make the individual more creative, empathetic, open and receptive to others, in addition to sensing love and communicating with close people.
References
1- ↑ "Definition and Meaning of a Daydream" , www.almaany.com , accessed on 13-11-2017. Acting
2- ↑ Siham Nimr, Daydream and its relation to self-esteem among high school students , Iraq: Baghdad University, p.
3- ↑ "Full article about daydreams" , positivity.pro , read it on 13-11-2017. Acting
4- ↑ "What are daydreams, what are their benefits and disadvantages?" , Real-sciences.com , view it on 14-11-2017. Acting
5- ↑ Siham Nimr, Daydream and its relation to self-esteem among high school students , Iraq: Baghdad University, page 5-6.
6- ↑ "Daydreaming ... mental illness or creative brain activity?" , Www.alhayat.com , accessed on 14-11-2017. Acting
7- ↑ "Positive and Negative Effects of Daydreaming" , www.lifescript.com , accessed on 14-11-2017. Acting
8- ↑ "10 Benefits to Daydreaming!" , Www.lifehack.org , accessed on 14-11-2017. Acting
By Sanae Dwikat