How Long to Read The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity

How Long Does it Take to Read The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 3 minutes to read The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity by Seymour Fisher

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

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 the developmental phases of this skill. Further, it analyzes how parents depend on pretending to secure conformity and self-control from their children. It unravels the ways in which make-believe is utilized to defend against death-anxiety and feelings of fragility. It examines the relationship between pretending and the classical defense mechanisms -- and particularly weighs the evidence bearing on the potential protective power of embracing religious beliefs. Finally, it defines the diverse contributions of make-believe to the construction of the self-concept, the defensive maneuvers typifying psychopathology, and the maintenance of somatic health. In short, this book pulls together a spectrum of scientific information concerning the defensive value of illusory make-believe in coping with those aspects of life -- such as death, loss, suffering, and injustice -- that are experienced as unreasonable and beyond understanding. The volume is unique not only in the breadth of the literature it analyzes but also in demonstrating the contribution of make-believe to both the psychological and somatic aspects of behavior. No previous work has documented in such detail and across so many domains how basic the capacity to engage in make-believe is to human adaptation.

How long is The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity?

The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity by Seymour Fisher is 237 pages long, and a total of 60,909 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 32 minutes to read The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity aloud.

What Reading Level is The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity?

The Psychology of Adaptation to Absurdity is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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