An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming
Introducing students at all levels to the key concepts of modern dream psychology, this concise book provides an overview of major theories regarding the formation, function, and interpretation of dreams.

Why do people dream, and what do dreams mean? What do the most recent neuroscientific research and studies of patterns in dream content reveal about the functionality of dreams? How do the ideas of earlier generations of dream psychologists continue to influence the research of psychologists today? An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming covers all major theories in dream psychology from 1900 to the present day. It provides readers with a unique resource that focuses specifically on this lineage of research in dream psychology and is concise and accessibly written.

Each chapter of the book analyzes a particular theory of dream psychology in terms of three basic questions: How are dreams formed? What functions do dreams serve? How can dreams be interpreted? By examining each theorist's answers to these questions, readers can clearly see how dream psychology theorists have both incorporated concepts from previous researchers and developed new ideas of their own. A breadth of psychological approaches are considered, from Freud and Jung to contemporary brain studies, giving readers an appreciation of the wide range of theories regarding this fascinating area of study.

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An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming
Introducing students at all levels to the key concepts of modern dream psychology, this concise book provides an overview of major theories regarding the formation, function, and interpretation of dreams.

Why do people dream, and what do dreams mean? What do the most recent neuroscientific research and studies of patterns in dream content reveal about the functionality of dreams? How do the ideas of earlier generations of dream psychologists continue to influence the research of psychologists today? An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming covers all major theories in dream psychology from 1900 to the present day. It provides readers with a unique resource that focuses specifically on this lineage of research in dream psychology and is concise and accessibly written.

Each chapter of the book analyzes a particular theory of dream psychology in terms of three basic questions: How are dreams formed? What functions do dreams serve? How can dreams be interpreted? By examining each theorist's answers to these questions, readers can clearly see how dream psychology theorists have both incorporated concepts from previous researchers and developed new ideas of their own. A breadth of psychological approaches are considered, from Freud and Jung to contemporary brain studies, giving readers an appreciation of the wide range of theories regarding this fascinating area of study.

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An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming

An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming

by Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D.
An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming

An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming

by Kelly Bulkeley Ph.D.

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Introducing students at all levels to the key concepts of modern dream psychology, this concise book provides an overview of major theories regarding the formation, function, and interpretation of dreams.

Why do people dream, and what do dreams mean? What do the most recent neuroscientific research and studies of patterns in dream content reveal about the functionality of dreams? How do the ideas of earlier generations of dream psychologists continue to influence the research of psychologists today? An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming covers all major theories in dream psychology from 1900 to the present day. It provides readers with a unique resource that focuses specifically on this lineage of research in dream psychology and is concise and accessibly written.

Each chapter of the book analyzes a particular theory of dream psychology in terms of three basic questions: How are dreams formed? What functions do dreams serve? How can dreams be interpreted? By examining each theorist's answers to these questions, readers can clearly see how dream psychology theorists have both incorporated concepts from previous researchers and developed new ideas of their own. A breadth of psychological approaches are considered, from Freud and Jung to contemporary brain studies, giving readers an appreciation of the wide range of theories regarding this fascinating area of study.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440858277
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 06/22/2017
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Kelly Bulkeley, PhD, is director of the Sleep and Dream Database. He is also senior editor of the journal Dreaming and a former president of the International Association for the Study of Dreams.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Chapter 1 Three Basic Questions about Dreaming: Formation, Function, Interpretation 1

Chapter 2 Sigmund Freud Discovers "The Secret of Dreams" 15

Chapter 3 C.G. Jung Descends into the Collective Unconscious 29

Chapter 4 Alternative Clinical Theories about Dreams 43

Chapter 5 Sleep Laboratories, REM Sleep, and Dreaming 59

Chapter 6 Cognitive Psychology and Dreaming 79

Chapter 7 Popular Psychology; Bringing Dreams to the People 101

Chapter 8 Modern Psychology's Answers to the Three Basic Questions about Dreaming 119

Appendix: The Sleep and Dream Database: A Practical Guide to Digitally Enhanced Dream Research 133

Bibliography 143

Index 157

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