fantasy thinking
I have already posted this question, but is somehow disappeared. Anyway, I am trying to say "The importance of fantasy thinking..." I have "la importancia del pensamiento fantástico..." How does that sound? Any other suggestions?
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Angelina, I did not realize this is a technical term when I answered earlier. Has this term been used in Spanish articles or professional papers?
Here is a link to a Spanish physchological dictionary. I found the term in it.
Check it out and see if it will help.
PENSAMIENTO FANTASTICO.- Modo de pensar ilógico e irreal, utilizando representaciones fantásticas. Los contenidos de estos ensueños diurnos se refieren a hazañas del sujeto que sirven de cauce para realizar los propios deseos. Es propio de los niños, adolescentes y de los sujetos tímidos e inseguros, y se orienta a la compensación de las dificultades de la vida real.
When I translate your sentence it reads, "The importance of great thought"
"Fantasia" sounds better to me.
Hopefully an advanced member will offer some help.
By fantasy thinking would you be, by chance, referring to Jung's dichotomous take on thought/thinking, that is to say, the division of thought into directed thinking (i.e. thinking in words) and fantasy thinking (thinking in images or associatively—generally called dreaming or fantasizing)?
"The importance of fantasy thinking" ............."La importancia de pensar a la fantasía"
"la importancia del pensamiento fantástico"......."The importance of fantastic thought"
Which idea do you want?
I could not find this phrase in the Phrasebook. My best guess on a literal translation would be "fantasía pensado", but it may mean very little to the audience unless it is couched well enough in the overall dialog to allow the audience to ascertain the meaning.
I'd look at the context first and consider using another phrase to convey your idea. Perhaps "possibility thinking", "thinking outside the box" (that's still a colloquialism), etc.
That's just my opinion. Hope it helps!
'Fantástico' doesnt just mean super great--> according to Larousse dic. it means "Quimérico, imagionario, creado por la imaginación"
I am trying to translate a psychological term 'fantasy thinking' so I think it has to be either: pensamiento fantástico
or
pensamiento fantasioso
I know when we talk about lit. in Spanish it is 'literatura fantástica'....(even though its not all great,jajajaja)
If you mean an adjective that defines a person who often mixes reality and fantasy, or who fantasizes too much, that would be 'fantasioso', ie: 'Es una persona muy fantasiosa'.
Since I don't know the context I'm not sure what you meant by 'The importance of fantasy thinking', but if you meant anything related to 'thinking of impossible things' or anything along those lines, I'd say 'La importancia de dejar volar la imaginación' or 'La importancia de usar la imaginación'.
As a psychological term,would it work better to say, "The Importance of Imagination"?
I do not know
the real context of your work so perhaps this might not work. It is just a thought.
Ok, I am looking for a tranlation of 'fantasy thinking'- this is a psychological term that cannot be paraphrased, as it is a specific term. Fantasy does not refer to the person, it refers to the thought.
Does anyone know of a psychological terms spanish/english dictionary?
I'm not sure that I completely understand what you mean by the expression "fantasy thinking," but maybe you could try something like
la importancia de dejar correr la imaginación o fantasía
or
la importancia de imaginar lo fantástico
Maybe the word fantastical would translate better. Or magical thinking?
