Violent Fantasy

What I meant by a “high level of social interest” was that these individuals behave in a way that contributes to the well being of society. They hold down jobs, help their fellow man, spend time with their children, etc. I understand that with a school of psychology that recognizes the “individuality” of people, that it is difficult to explain the reasons for a broad group when you don’t know each person’s circumstances.

Could you explain more about how people use their “secret yearnings” and fantasy? I know that many people are violent, but with the huge popularity of movies like “Pulp Fiction” and computer games like “Duke Nukem”, not everyone who participates in these activities is going to translate their violent fantasies into behaviour. Could the people who fantasize about violent problem solving being using it to give themselves a feeling of power? For instance in circumstance where they are feeling they are inferior but feel they are helpless to change the situation. Does the violent fantasy serve to produce a “hesitating attitude”? Rather than move forward and find a productive solution to the problem, they soothe themselves with daydreams.

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Re: Violent Fantasy, by Henry Stein, 10/7/97 A possible psychophysic aspect, by Allan Stegeman, 11/19/97

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