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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457281703321

Autore

Kramer Milton <1929->

Titolo

The dream experience [[electronic resource] ] : a systematic exploration / / Milton Kramer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, c2007

ISBN

1-135-91897-X

1-135-91898-8

1-281-08211-2

9786611082116

0-203-94370-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Disciplina

154.6/3

Soggetti

Dreams

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Do dreams exist? -- The recall and collection of dreams -- The measurement of dreams -- Dreams and psychological differences -- Normative dreams, typical dreams, and repetitive dreams -- Psychopathologic dreams (nightmares) and dreams in psychopathologic states -- The reactive nature of dreaming -- Dreams and waking thought -- Dream meaning -- The functions of dreams -- The biology of dream formation -- Journey's end? no, a time for assessment.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a scientific basis for understanding the dream as a psychological event. This book establishes that dreams are structured, not random, and linked meaningfully to conscious events in daily life and past memories. It explores this link between dreams and consciousness.