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Dreams Chapter 3, Lecture 3

Dreams Chapter 3, Lecture 3. “I do not believe that I am now dreaming, but I cannot prove that I am not.” - Bertrand Russell. Dreams. The link between REM sleep and dreaming has opened up a new era of dream research. What We Dream.

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Dreams Chapter 3, Lecture 3

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  1. DreamsChapter 3, Lecture 3 “I do not believe that I am now dreaming, but I cannot prove that I am not.” - Bertrand Russell

  2. Dreams The link between REM sleep and dreaming has opened up a new era of dream research.

  3. What We Dream Manifest Content: A Freudian term meaning the story line of dreams. • Negative Emotional Content: 8 out of 10 dreams have negative emotional content. • Failure Dreams:People commonly dream about failure, being attacked, pursued, rejected, or struck with misfortune. • Sexual Dreams:Contrary to our thinking, sexual dreams are sparse. Sexual dreams in men are 1 in 10; and in women 1 in 30.

  4. Why We Dream • Wish Fulfillment:Sigmund Freud suggested that dreams provide a psychic safety valve to discharge unacceptable feelings. The dream’s manifest (apparent) content may also have symbolic meanings (latent content) that signify our unacceptable feelings. • Information Processing:Dreams may help sift, sort, and fix a day’s experiences in our memories.

  5. Why We Dream • Physiological Function:Dreams provide the sleeping brain with periodic stimulation to develop and preserve neural pathways. Neural networks of newborns are quickly developing; therefore, they need more sleep.

  6. Why We Dream • Activation-Synthesis Theory:Suggests that the brain engages in a lot of random neural activity. Dreams make sense of this activity. • Cognitive Development:Some researchers argue that we dream as a part of brain maturation and cognitive development. All dream researchers believe we need REM sleep. When deprived of REM sleep and then allowed to sleep, we show increased REM sleep called REM Rebound.

  7. Why We Dream All dream researchers believe we need REM sleep. When deprived of REM sleep and then allowed to sleep, we show increased REM sleep called REM Rebound. Can we solve problems in our dreams? Take a look at Handout 3-14…

  8. Summary of Dream Theories – p.107 “When people interpret [a dream] as if it were meaningful and then sell those interpretations, it’s quackery.” - J. Allan Hobson

  9. Homework Read p.108-112 Sleep/Dream Journal (10 pts) “Although sleep researchers debate dreams’ function – and some are skeptical that dreams serve any function – there is one thing they agree on: We need REM sleep.” - David Myers

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