Dreams without disguise
The self-evident nature of dreams
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19429424 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer L Jennings (0000-0002-3874-1088, Liberty University, corresponding author), Jerry L Jennings |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 253-274 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Humanistic Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-3267 • E-ISSN: 1547-3333 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08873260701415413 |
| OpenAlex | W2044182411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article argues that dreams are neither disguised expressions of the unconscious nor symbolic representations of waking life experience and personality dynamics. Rather dreams have self-evident meaning. Every dream image is precisely what it is. It embodies uniquely individualized meanings, traits, and aspirations, and presents them directly to the dreamer in an undisguised form. The difficulty in understanding dream images arises from neither hiddenness, nor complex symbolism, but from their absolute unhiddenness. Dreams images are so self-evident that they often appear baffling. A transcripted session provides an illustration of how the dream-centered methodology enables a dreamer to reenter his or her dream and behold the self-evident meaning of his or her own dream—without the use of theoretical constructs
Cognitive psychology · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Psychology · Sleep and Wakefulness Research
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |