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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Über den Autor
Paul R. Robbins is a psychologist who has held a number of positions as a researcher in the Department of Psychiatry of the George Washington University Medical School, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Public Health Service. He has served as a consultant to the Drug Addiction Ward of the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Washington, DC, and had a private practice of psychotherapy for over twenty years. He has published numerous research papers in psychological and psychiatric journals, written many books on psychological topics for general readers and is the author of several novels. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Ratgeber
Thema: Lebensführung allgemein
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780786424412
ISBN-10: 0786424419
Sprache: Englisch
Lettisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Robbins, Paul R.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Paul R. Robbins
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.11.2005
Gewicht: 0,279 kg
Artikel-ID: 108440057