Examples of children's games using relaxation theory

Zhang Chi said that children's games are examples: children have excessive energy after learning and need to vent through games.

The representative of relaxation theory is German philosopher and psychologist Tozarus.

Its main point is that games are not a way to vent energy, but a way to relax and restore energy. Heavy mental work makes people physically and mentally exhausted, which needs some rest and sleep to eliminate. However, people can get enough rest and sleep only when they are relaxed. Games and recreational activities can relieve physical tension, restore energy and improve health, so people need games.

Game behavior is not limited to young animals, but also needs adult animals. They gave many examples of adult animal games. For adult animals, there is no need to use games to exercise their lives.

They also pointed out that some animals' games have nothing to do with their survival and adaptation, such as hippos playing the game of blowing leaves floating on the water from underwater, ravens playing the game of sliding on snow slopes, etc. Scientists believe that animal games are "self-entertainment" for factories, and "self-entertainment" is the expression of animal nature, just like predation, avoiding enemy harm, reproductive behavior and so on. The more animals evolve and develop their intelligence, the smarter they are.

By enjoying games, animals' tense natural competitive life can be adjusted and compensated, so that they can easily keep a balance in physiology and psychology, thus obtaining some self-comfort and self-protection. Therefore, not only young animals but also adult animals need games. The above assumption can be called "White Entertainment Theory".