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Fantasy-prone personality (FPP) is a disposition or personality trait in which a person experiences a lifelong, extensive, and deep involvement in fantasy. [1] This disposition is an attempt, at least in part, to better describe "overactive imagination " or "living in a dream world ". [ 2 ]
Absorption is a disposition or personality trait in which a person becomes absorbed in their mental imagery, particularly fantasy. [1] This trait thus correlates highly with a fantasy prone personality. The original research on absorption was by Dutch American psychologist Auke Tellegen. [2]
“As adults, highly fantasy-prone people are more susceptible to hallucinations and false memories that might lead them to sincerely believe that they have had paranormal experiences when, in ...
In reference to UFO experiences, medical sociologist Robert Bartholomew has written that there is a segment of the population who are "prone to experiencing exceptionally vivid and involved fantasies," and that, "such people often have difficulty distinguishing between fantasy and reality". [13]
In psychology, fantasy is a broad range of mental experiences, mediated by the faculty of imagination in the human brain, and marked by an expression of certain desires through vivid mental imagery. Fantasies are generally associated with scenarios that are impossible or unlikely to happen.
The character is also related to that of having a fantasy-prone personality. [20] The story has been adapted twice into film, in 1947 by Norman Z. McLeod [21] and again in 2013 by Ben Stiller. [22] In What Remains of Edith Finch, released in 2017, compulsive daydreaming is shown as the cause of death to the character Lewis. [23]
High fantasy-prone were much more likely than the other subjects to report having enjoyed playing alone and playing imaginary games, and not playing with friends. This group was also more likely than the low fantasy prone to report having felt lonely as children. High fantasy proneness was also associated with an aversive environment.
The data has shown a link between the OBE experience in some cases to fantasy prone personality (FPP). [70] In a case study involving 167 participants the findings revealed that those who claimed to have experienced the OBE were "more fantasy prone, higher in their belief in the paranormal and displayed greater somatoform dissociation."