The Science of Dream Interpretation presents a scientific, historic and psychological account of dream interpretation by introducing the biological and evolutionary foundations of sleep, dreams and dream interpretation. Chapters cover the theory of dream interpretation, the physiological and evolutionary reasons for sleep and dreaming, an overview of the role dreams and dream interpretation throughout history, including the cultural and religious significance of dreams, and how dreams interrupt sleep, including issues of insomnia, sleep walking, and more. The next few sections present influential dream theorists of the 20th century, including a review of their theories (Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Fritz Perls).
The final section explains how dreams may be used to extract personal meanings and be utilized in psychotherapy, including case examples from actual psychotherapy sessions of the techniques used to interpret dreams.
1. Chapter 1 An introduction to dream interpretation - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 The evolutionary, biological, and cognitive foundations of sleep and dreams - p. 11 3. Chapter 3 A brief history of dream interpretation - p. 35 4. Chapter 4 Freudian dream interpretation - p. 53 5. Chapter 5 Jungian dream analysis - p. 69 6. Chapter 6 An introduction to Fritz Perls' dream interpretation techniques - p. 93 7. Chapter 7 Troubled sleep and dreams - p. 105 8. Chapter 8 The prophetic nature of dreams - p. 123 9. Chapter 9 On the nature of recurrent dreams - p. 137 10. Chapter 10 A synthesis of dream interpretation techniques - p. 147 11. Chapter 11 Pandemic sleep and dreams - p. 177 12. Index - p. 185
The Science of Dream Interpretation presents a scientific, historic and psychological account of dream interpretation by introducing the biological and evolutionary foundations of sleep, dreams and dream interpretation. Chapters cover the theory of dream interpretation, the physiological and evolutionary reasons for sleep and dreaming, an overview of the role dreams and dream interpretation throughout history, including the cultural and religious significance of dreams, and how dreams interrupt sleep, including issues of insomnia, sleep walking, and more. The next few sections present influential dream theorists of the 20th century, including a review of their theories (Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Fritz Perls).
The final section explains how dreams may be used to extract personal meanings and be utilized in psychotherapy, including case examples from actual psychotherapy sessions of the techniques used to interpret dreams.
1. Chapter 1 An introduction to dream interpretation - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 The evolutionary, biological, and cognitive foundations of sleep and dreams - p. 11 3. Chapter 3 A brief history of dream interpretation - p. 35 4. Chapter 4 Freudian dream interpretation - p. 53 5. Chapter 5 Jungian dream analysis - p. 69 6. Chapter 6 An introduction to Fritz Perls' dream interpretation techniques - p. 93 7. Chapter 7 Troubled sleep and dreams - p. 105 8. Chapter 8 The prophetic nature of dreams - p. 123 9. Chapter 9 On the nature of recurrent dreams - p. 137 10. Chapter 10 A synthesis of dream interpretation techniques - p. 147 11. Chapter 11 Pandemic sleep and dreams - p. 177 12. Index - p. 185
