Lesson 2 Flashcards
Classification of Recreation based on individual Involvement
Spectator Type
Participant Type
Active Type
Passive Type
Physical Type
Mental Type
Public Type
Private Type
Commercial Type
people spend their time watching the event and
derive enjoyment from it.
Spectator
people do not gain enjoyment merely by
watching; they do so by joining the activities.
Participant
people must function effectively in performing the
action
Active
people have no excessive movement in performing the
task and action.
passive
people exert efforts and physically perform the tasks.
Physical
the mind doing the actions with less physical task.
Mental
Involves the Public
Public
confined to people working in a private company.
Private
endorsing product which is open to everybody.
Commercial
suggests that
recreational activities serve the purpose of allowing individuals to
expend excess energy that has not been utilized in the pursuit of
survival or work-related tasks.
Surplus Energy Theory
According to this theory, recreation is a
way for individuals to engage in activities that are not directly related
to their immediate survival needs but instead help them release surplus
energy and maintain physical and mental well-being.
Surplus Energy Theory
Who Proposed Surplus Energy Theory
Karl Groos
posits that play serves as a means of recreating or reenacting real-life
experiences, events, or situations in a controlled and imaginative
setting.
The Re-creative Theory
This theory emphasizes the idea that play allows individuals to
reinterpret and recreate their experiences, enabling them to better
understand and cope with the complexities of the world around them.
The-Recreative Theory
suggests that individuals engage in leisure
activities as a way to anticipate and prepare for future challenges,
roles, and experiences.
The Anticipatory Theory
This theory emphasizes the idea that
recreational pursuits are not only enjoyable and leisurely but also serve
a purpose in helping individuals anticipate and rehearse various
aspects of their lives in a controlled and imaginative setting.
The Anticipatory Theory
suggests that during play, individuals reenact or
recapitulate evolutionary or developmental stages that their ancestors
or they themselves have experienced.
The Recapitulation Theory
This theory is based on the idea
that play behaviors observed in humans and animals mirror behaviors that were adaptive and essential for survival in ancestral or earlier
developmental stages.
The Recapitulation Theory
suggests that engaging in leisure activities
provides individuals with a cathartic release of emotions and tensions,
leading to emotional purification, relief, and psychological well-being.
The Cathartic Theory
This theory is rooted in the idea that play serves as a mechanism for
individuals to express and process their emotions in a safe and
controlled environment, leading to a sense of emotional balance and
renewal.
The Cathartic Theory
Benefits of Recreation
- Essential to personal health;
- Balanced human development;
- Improves quality of life;
- Reduces anti-social behavior;
- Builds strong families;
- Essential to ecological survival;
- Provides economic benefits; and
- Reduces health and social costs.
