Our dreams fascinate us as individuals and as a society. What do surveys report people dream about? How about the dreams of the blind? The mentally ill? What does research show about the possibility of dream telepathy? How did the ancient people view dreams? This wide-ranging book also discusses such topics as REM studies, the effects of experimental stimulation on dream content, research on dreams and creativity, symbolism, and nightmares.
The book explores a number of techniques used to analyze dreams, illustrating these approaches with dream examples and case studies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Introduction
I. The Nature of Dreams
1. A Look at Dreams in the Ancient World and Primitive Cultures
2. Some Modern Theories of Dreaming
3. The Scientific Study of Dreaming
4. The Manifest Content of Dreams
5. The Stimulus and the Dream
6. Dream Recall
7. Dreams and Mental Illness
8. Symbolism
9. Dreams and Creativity
10. Nightmares
11. Telepathic and Paranormal Dreams
II. The Analysis of Dreams
12. The Many Faces of Dreams
13. Drawing, Visualizing, and Dramatizing Dreams
14. Dream Association
15. The Dream Incident Technique
16. Using Dreams in Your Life
Notes
Bibliography
Index
