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| Play is primarily motivated by the need to burn excess energy |
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Purpose of play is to conserve or restore energy
distinguished between physical and mental energy |
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Based on play behavior between animals
Play gives children the opportunity to practice life skills needed as adults |
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Developed by Mitchell and Mason
Play is a result of the need for self-expression
Humans need outlets for their energies |
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Saw play as a process in which ideally the player's skills are pitched at the challenge level of tasks
Feeling of harmony and full immersion in play (altered state of being) |
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| Form of human or animal activity or behavioral style that is self-motivated and carried on for intrinsic, rather than external, purposes. |
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| Aristotle defined leisure as a state of being in which activity is performed for its own sake |
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Major purpose is to be with others
Valued because of the relationships involved among participants
High degree of freedom ot choose and social meaning |
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