Psychiatry and Psychology

Fantasy

An imagined sequence of events or mental images, e.g., daydreams.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An imagined sequence of events or mental images, e.g., daydreams.

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Classification

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Fantasies
  • Day Dreams
  • Daydreams
  • Maladaptive Daydreaming
  • Day Dream
  • Daydream
  • Daydreaming, Maladaptive
  • Daydreamings, Maladaptive
  • Dreams, Day
  • Maladaptive Daydreamings

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History Note

68; DAY DREAMS was see under FANTASY 1968-78

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Previous Indexing

  • Imagination (1966-1967)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.393w.351w
  2. F02w.463w.188w.634w.507w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fantasy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005201. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005201
  2. Fantasy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daydreaming
  3. Fantasy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6028924