Maladaptive daydreaming

Maladaptive daydreaming, also called excessive daydreaming, is when an individual experiences excessive daydreaming that interferes with daily life. It is a diagnosis proposed by Eli Somer for a disordered form of dissociative absorption, associated with excessive fantasy that is not recognized by any major medical or psychological criteria. Maladaptive daydreaming can result in distress, can replace human interaction and may interfere with normal functioning such as social life or work.[1] Maladaptive daydreaming is not a widely recognized diagnosis and is not found in any major diagnostic manual of psychiatry or medicine.[2] The term was coined in 2002 by Eli Somer of the University of Haifa.[3] Somer's definition of the proposed condition is "extensive fantasy activity that replaces human interaction and/or interferes with academic, interpersonal, or vocational functioning."[3] There has been limited research outside of Somer's.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference pietkiewicz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "DSM-5". www.psychiatry.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ a b c Somer, Eli (Fall 2002). "Maladaptive Daydreaming: A Qualitative Inquiry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.