Dreams and Dreaming

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ISBN: 9780123813220 | 0123813220
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Copyright: 10/12/2010

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With recent advances of modern medicine more people reach the "elderly age" around the globe and the number of dementia cases are ever increasing. This book is about various aspects of dementia and provides its readers with a wide range of thought-provoking sub-topics in the field of dementia. The ultimate goal of this monograph is to stimulate other physicians' and neuroscientists' interest to carry out more research projects into pathogenesis of this devastating group of diseases.

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
The Development of the Science of Dreaming
Results	p. 2
Conclusion	p. 16
Acknowledgments	p. 16
References	p. 16
Dreaming as Inspiration: Evidence from Religion, Philosophy, Literature, and Film
Introduction	p. 31
Quality of Evidence	p. 32
Religion	p. 33
Philosophy	p. 36
Literature	p. 38
Film	p. 42
Conclusion	p. 44
References	p. 45
Developmental Perspective: Dreaming Across the Lifespan and What This Tells Us
Introduction	p. 47
Background and Clinical Perspective	p. 48
Sleep and Speculations about Dreaming in Infancy	p. 50
Sleep and Dreaming in Childhood	p. 53
Sleep and Dreaming in Adolescence	p. 56
Sleep and Dreaming in Adulthood	p. 58
Sleep and Dreaming in Older Adulthood	p. 62
Conclusion	p. 65
References	p. 66
REM and NREM Sleep Mentation
Introduction	p. 70
Dreams in REM and NREM Sleep	p. 70
Neurobiologic Correlates of REM and NREM Sleep That Are Consistent with REM and NREM Sleep Processing Specializations	p. 71
Specializations in Emotional Processing	p. 79
REM-NREM Interactions in Processing of Memories across a Single Night	p. 80
Which (If Any) Elements of REM or NREM Sleep Dream Content Are Correlated with Daytime Mood and Behavioral Variables?	p. 80
Summary	p. 81
Significance	p. 81
Acknowledgments	p. 83
References	p. 83
Neuroimaging of Dreaming: State of the Art and Limitations
Introduction	p. 87
Necessity of and Difficulties in the Assessment of Dream Reports	p. 88
Basic Assumptions	p. 89
Current Data	p. 90
Conclusions	p. 96
References	p. 97
Memory Consolidation, The Diurnal Rhythm of Cortisol, and The Nature of Dreams: A New Hypothesis
Memory Consolidation, the Diurnal Rhythm of Cortisol, and the Formal Features of Dreaming: A New Hypothesis	p. 103
Sleep and Memory: The Case for Consolidation	p. 104
Cortisol's Impact on Memory During Wakefulness	p. 113
A Clinical View of Memory Under Stress	p. 115
Tying It All Together: Toward a New Hypothesis of Dreaming	p. 118
The Emotional Nature of Dreams	p. 123
Concluding Remarks	p. 127
References	p. 129
Characteristics and Contents of Dreams
Introduction	p. 135
Definitions and Methodological Issues	p. 136
Dream Content Analysis	p. 139
Phenomenology of Dreams	p. 140
Factors Influencing Dream Content	p. 142
The "Continuity Hypothesis" of Dreaming	p. 144
Dreams and Psychopathology	p. 145
Dreams and Sleep Disorders	p. 146
Effect of Dreams on Waking Life	p. 147
Conclusion and Future Directions	p. 149
References	p. 150
Trait and Neurobiological Correlates of Individual Differences in Dream Recall and Dream Content
Individual Differences in DRF	p. 156
Individual Differences in Dream Content	p. 163
Neurobiology of Individual Difference Variables Relevant to Dreaming	p. 167
Conclusions	p. 171
References	p. 172
Consciousness in Dreams
Introduction	p. 181
How Does Dream Consciousness Come About?	p. 183
What Characterizes Dream Consciousness?	p. 186
Characteristics of Dreams	p. 186
Dream Consciousness and the Dream Body	p. 189
How Do Dream Consciousness and Lucidity Differ from Wake Consciousness?	p. 190
What We Can Learn from Dream Consciousness	p. 193
References	p. 194
The Underlying Emotion and the Dream: Relating Dream Imagery to the Dreamer's Underlying Emotion can Help Elucidate the Nature of Dreaming
Emotion and Dreaming: Introduction	p. 198
Dreams and Emotional Arousal: Starting with Trauma and Stress	p. 200
The Contemporary Theory of Dreaming	p. 209
The Clinical Literature versus the Research Literature on Dreams: A Hierarchy of Emotional Intensity	p. 211
References	p. 213
Dreaming, Handedness, and Sleep Architecture: Interhemispheric Mechanisms
Hand Preference: Definition, Measurement, and Neurophysiology	p. 216
Handedness and Sleep	p. 218
Summary	p. 225
References	p. 228
To What Extent Do Neurobiological Sleep-Waking Processes Support Psychoanalysis?
Introduction	p. 233
Results	p. 237
What Happens during Sleep	p. 246
Conclusion	p. 271
Acknowledgments	p. 271
References	p. 271
The Use of Dreams in Modern Psychotherapy
Theories of Dream Work	p. 292
Empirical Research on the Demographics of Dream Work in Psychotherapy	p. 297
Empirical Research on Models of Dream Work	p. 300
Empirical Research in Other Areas Related to Dreams and Psychotherapy	p. 306
Future Directions	p. 311
References	p. 312
Index	p. 319
Contents of Recent Volumes	p. 329
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