Paul R. Robbins

The Psychology of Dreams

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2005
• Englisch, Lettisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 279g
• ISBN-13: 9780786424412
• ISBN-10: 0786424419
• Artikelnr.: 21448580

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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