Talk:Fixed fantasy

This page was proposed for deletion by an editor in the past.

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This article needs to be merged with personality disorder as a subsection, as it is messy in terms of tone and screams superfluosity. It disrupts the flow of thought of somebody reading the aforementioned article (i.e. it was a pain in the ass to open this tab, furthermore to make this edit) and will most likely piss off people with personality disorders. This would be hilarious if intentional but nevertheless cruel.

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I added the Unreferenced tag because a Google search for "fixed fantasy" didn't turn up any links which confirm that this is a generally used psychological term (at least not in the first few pages). I'm not a fan of the current policy that every Wikipedia page should be littered with footnotes, but I do agree with the principle that the facts in an article should be easily verifiable. I will do a little further searching myself. Approximate Vicinity 14:44, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are several results in Google Scholar where it is used as a technical term [1]. But article is referenceless anyway, so it's still a good idea to have it there. I moved it to the top of the article. -- Craigtalbert 19:18, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the citations. I'm used to seeing the notice at the top, too, but Wikipedia:Template_messages/Sources_of_articles says the tag should go in a reference section. Approximate Vicinity 23:58, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Citation

There are a lot of people that have the wrong concept of what a fixed fantasy is, and this article should either be deleted or sourced soon.

This mentions fixed fantasies but I have a feeling that the missing page (479) has its definition. There doesn't seem to be any other notable or verifiable sources. Tbh, I'd opt for removal altogether. That way, people will stop calling their daydreaming and fantasizing "fixed fantasies". MichaelExe (talk) 03:24, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If anyone intends to delve into this topic, schema (psychology) should be appropriate. MichaelExe (talk) 00:10, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm aware that I'm probably talking to myself, but the only reliable and verifiable information I was able to find online was: "Personality disorders are formally referred to as a character disorder or a class of mental disorders characterised by rigid and on-going patterns of thought and action (cognitive modules). The underlying belief systems informing these patterns are referred to as fixed fantasies. The inflexibility and pervasiveness of these behavioural patterns often cause serious personal and social difficulties, as well as a general impairment of functioning." from both New Research on Personality Disorders by Ida V. Halvorsen (and Sarah N. Olsen) [2] [3] or Personality Disorders: New Research by Jonas C. Hagen (and Emil I. Jensen) [4] [5]. There are other mentions of fixed fantasy or fantasies in books, but they don't offer clear definitions ([6] and [7]. MichaelExe (talk) 23:16, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the above. Am putting 2 of your refs into further reading - pity about page 480! Jacobisq (talk) 12:10, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]