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Modern life arouses many desires and longings
that are not satisfied. Is it not possible that re-
creation may furnish an outlet for some of these
instinctive tendencies?

Psychological aspects of recreation. Obvi-
ously emotions and specific instinctive drives are
found in recreations. In games, for instance, are
seen fear, anxiety, anger, the desire for mastery,
self-assertiveness, leadership, sociability. It is
possible indeed, if the instincts were listed and
the many types of recreation analyzed, that all
the instincts would be found operating in one re-
creation or another. It is therefore quite feas-
ible to provide for the functioning of instincts.
