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